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IdolBanter

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findsluckandlove onthecoastofMaine.

InterviewbyColinSargent

29 Mixed Greens

Couplesnavigatethenewwave ofenvironmentalsensitivity. ByDonnaStuart

31 Works tor Me!

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35Saints&Sinners

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FromtheEditor

"BeforeistheNewAfter"

ByColinSargent

Performance

High-techpyrotechnicsat OgunquitPlayhousedazzlethe footlightsofthisyear'sMaine SummerTheaterGuide. ByToddRichard

42

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InRockland,greatartalways drawsacrowd.

ByDianeHudson

DiningGuide RestaurantReview

77HouseoftheMonth

"WestEndZen":forsale,architect SamVanDam'sstunningtownhouse onNealStreet.

80 i^ew England Homes&Living

91Fiction "ArtDogs"

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96 Flash

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46PersonalShopper

"RescuingBeauty"

It'salwayscurtainsforNancy SeilerofTheDraperyTrading Co.inSouthPortland. ByAmyLouiseReynolds

48 Market Watch "Smallville." What,wereyou expectingLargeville? BySarahCummingCecil

BeforeistheNewAfter

"Frugalisthenewglamorous,"Kelly Marageswritesinthe WashingtonPost. "Haven't you heard? The haves have finallybeengrantedaccesstotheoneclub thehave-notshadownedexclusively,and they'veturneditintoafabulousparty.Enter the'recessionista.'Whereasayearagothis personmayhaveattendedthegaladujour inabrandnewdesignerfrock,she'snow wearingonerecycledfromthebackofher closet.Sheislearningtoctxikathome-maybe evenfromvintageDepression-erarecipes! Andshe'sconspicuousabouthernonconspicuous,discount-store,coupon-carrying consumption.She'sacousin,perhaps,to thetypeofpersonwhototesa'ThisisNotaPlasticBag'bag,exceptthat,ratherthancrusading sanctimoniouslyfortheenvironment,she'scrusadingforherownculturalrelevance."

Pointtaken.Nothing'sfunnierthanaculture'sfalseurgency.Butjustas"Frugalisthenew glamorous"and"Cheapisthenewblack,"astheNewYorkersnipes,onamorereflectivelevel, isn'tBeforethenewAfter?

I'vehadanuneasysuspicionallalongthatblackandwhiteBeforephotosinArchitectural Digestaren'tfair.Shouldn'ttheybeincolor,too,likethewondrousAfters?Sooftennow,when IpeerintothemonochromaticlonelinessoftheBeforescondemnedtoenmityandderision,I feelwistfulfortheiroriginaltasteandunderstatement,theiressentialgreennessandsincerity. Can'tBeforeseverbebeautiful,too?

Maybe,forexample,agivenBeforewasshotinunflatteringlight.MaybeBeforewouldhave lookedbetterifittoohadbeenphotoshoppedandair-brushed,likeAfter.

ImetanAfteronce.IwaswritingastoryaboutaVictoriantownhousethathadbeengutted andre-styledtothelimitsofourcontemporarytaste.IwalkedstraightintothisAfter,agog.This Afterreallymadeagoodfirstimpression.ThisAfterwasthebomb.ThenIrealizedthatmany thingsaboutthisAfterwereataddisproportionate.Thesun-drenchedgraniteislandwasbig enoughtoconductthreesimultaneousautopsies.IactuallytriedtovisualizeitasaBefore,in blackandwhite(asallAftersaredoomedtobeoneday).Therewasawhiffofconspicuous consumption,evenifitwasuptocode.

Onthewhole,aBeforecostslessthananAfter.

Maybeit'sagoodthingrightnowthatwerecessionistashavetothinktwicebeforejumping inandcreatingshimmeringAfterswiththeboldlookofWhatever.Maybeweoughtto1ivewith ourBeforesalittlelonger,andletthemoment,ourlifestyles,andtheghostlyrhythmsofthe originalstructuresorlandscapestelluswhattodo.Maybeweshouldgivecredittoold-home buyers,orevenao/i-homebuyers,forbeinggreen.

BecauseBeforeandAfterarenotmutuallyexclusive-they'reinteractive,improvisational. It'snotBeforeinsteadofAfter,orAfterinsteado/Before-butasimultaneous,thoughtfulpairing. Maybeit'sthefeelingwegetwheneverwelookacrossanoceanorlakeatsunset.Beforeand Afterexisttogether,likeabeautifultwilight.

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CLARIFICATION

Thissummer,Ogunqui layhouseis puttingthejazzinpizzazz,

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Inawon- k 1 drousshift of tides, Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse is en¬ joyingrecordgrowthamidunpar¬ alleledchallenges.The76-yearoldthe¬ aterhastripleditsrevenuesthepast3to4 years.Thisyear'sticketsalesalreadysur¬ passthoseoflastyear.It'sgreatnewsfor artisticdirectorBradfordT.Kenney,who's tackingintothedaringworldofhightechto jazzuphisthemeofchange.Becauseeach ofhismusicals(spanningfivedecades)has socialchangearoundthecorner.

"Ourseason'snotonlyanupbeatand brightcelebrationbutalsofeaturessomeof themostfantasticmusiceverwrittenthrough¬ outthedecadesofAmericanandinternation¬ alhistory,"Kenneysays."'AChorusLine'is abeautiful1970sportraitofBroadwayper¬ formers"andhoweachdancerdarestolive his/herart.'Shout!'celebratestineBritishgirlgroup,popsensationofthe1960s.'AllShook Up,'setinthe1950sandfeaturingthesongs ofElvisPresley.PostWorldWarIIAmericais

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You'vesaid"AChorusLine”istheoriginalAmerican Idol.Is this how you've been bridging to younger audiences? Musicisuniversaltoanyagegroup.We're able to engage |our younger audience beautiful¬ lyportrayed in'GuysandDolls.' Stagedinthelate1940s,it jumps with the time-honored music ofoneofBroadway'selite,FrankLoesser. 'Singin'intheRain'cheerfully.portraysthe upsanddownsofthesilent-erafilmindustry forcedtochangewiththefastpaceofmodem technology-hi/Ain#pictures!Whilethecloth¬ ingandhairstyleschangeacrosstlaedecades, thesecoming-of-agejourneys"makeagrab forusrightnow.

members]andaskthemfortheirinputby usingthetoolsthey'reusing-social.networkingsites,YouTube.Outreachthrough educatorsisalsokey,andwe'vedeveloped aformalizededucationandoutreachpro¬ gramwithstudyguides-lessonsonsocial issuesembodiediutheshows. Theresponse hasbeenincredible.

withdirectorSteven Beckler,whoworkedwithTonywinnerJerryZacksonthehighlyacclaimed 1992revival)for"GuysandDolls."

Rumor has it that your upcoming production of "Singin' in the Rain” is bringing some showers the likes of which have never been seen in these parts. Are these people all wet? Yes,therumorsaretrue,andno,theyaren't allwet!"Singin'intheRainwillshimmer withrealrain-repeatedly-onstage!We'rr

Your tenure at the Playhouse is already memorable for its remarkable sets. What an we look for this summer. For "A Chorus Line," Luis Villabon willbedirecting,andRobinWagner's Broadway set and Tony-nominated costumeswillgracethestage.Villabon hasstagedtheshowallovertheworld, includingthenewItalianproduction. Then,we'llbebringingintheTonyAward-winning sets and Broadway allwet!

Apressure-poweredwatersystemwillsat¬ uratetlieproductionwithasoaking,showery, soppingdownpour,notonlyrecreatingoneof film'smostfamousmoments,butproviding theenvironmentforouradorstospringboard (orsplash)from.Betterstill,thewaterwillbe heated.Ourstar,whowe'llreveallater,willbe dowsed with warm, wet rain! '

Is nostalgia the spoonful of medicine we need right now? No.Whilenostalgia'ssweet,ratherthan lookingatdifficulttimeswithasentimen¬ talyearningforyesterday,wechooseto beoptimistic.Thebestmedicineisplain, goodoldoptimism-that'swhat'sonstage thissummer.■

SWEENEY TODD

SUDS:TheRockin' 60'sMusicalSoapOpera June9toJune20 THE MIKADO July14toAugust1

Summa: Season 2009 _ SONG. DANCE & LAUGHTER A Sound Investment ALMOST, MAINE August18toAugust29

GODSPELL June23toJuly11

ALTAR BOYZ August4toAugust15

^0^53 Old Post Road, Arundel blaiuJ^mY SeasonalBoxOffice:985-5552•anmdelbamplayhausexom

Maine Summer Theater Preview

Acorn Productions, DanaWarpMill,90Bridge Street,Westbrook.RichardIIMay11-22.854-0065 oracorn-productions.org

Arundel Barn Playhouse 53OldPostRoad, Arundel,presents'SummerSeason2009:SONG, DANCE&LAUGHTER:ASoundInvestment’.SUDS: TheRockin'60SMusicalSoapOperaJune9-20; GodspellJune23-July11;TheMikadoJuly14-August 1;AltarBoyzAugust4-15;Almost,MaineAugust 18-29.985-5552orarundelbarnplayhouse.com

Belfast Maskers, 43FrontStreet,Belfast.Crimes oftheHeartApril30;ThreeLittlePigsattheUniversalist UnitarianChurchMay16;Oliver!July21-31;Agatha Christie'sTheMousetrapOctober1-11;TheBest ChristmasPageantEverNovember26-December7. 338-9668orbelfastmaskerstheater.com

AnneCowcnhoven,AlliedASID 207.363.7949•York,Maine acccntdesignmaine.com

The Theater At Monmouth’s Gala 40th Season

Shakespeare’sTwelfth Night PerforminginrepertoryJuly9,10,11,12, 15,29;August5,8,11,14,16,19&22.

AgathaChristie’sTheMousetrap PerforminginrepertoryJuly16,17,18,19, 22,30;August5,7,8,9,12,188c22.

Shakespeare’sHamlet PerforminginrepertoryJuly24,25,26; August1,4,13,15,19 8c 21.

:GeorgesFeydeau’s A Little Hotel on the Side .PerforminginrepertoryJuly31,Augusti. 2,6,12,158c20.

KennethGrahame’s TheWindintheWillows PerforminginrepertoryAugust4,6,9,11, 13,16,18,208c21.

Rodgers8cHammerstein’sCarousel PerformingSeptember24,25,26,27; October1,2,38c4.

Plusseveral special events and surprises Visittheateratmonmouth.orgorcall933"9999 forticketsandmoreinformation.

Camden Opera House, 29ElmStreet, Camden.TheLastDragononEarthMay3; LasanskySchoolofDancepresents:ACelebration ofDanceandPoetryMay9;DooWop&Oldies SpectacularMay16;JungleBook,presentedbystaff andstudentsoftheRockportElementarySchool June4;AnEveningofOneActPlaysbyIvesJune26-28 andJuly3-5;SweeneyToddAugust7-9and14-16. 236-7963 or camdenoperahouse.com

Children's Museum and Theater of Maine 142FreeStreet,Portland.Nowpartneringwiththe Children'sMuseumofMainetocreateMaine’sfirst environmentofinteractiveexhibits,programs,and theatre.RaggedyAnneandAndyMay8-17. 878-2774orchildrenstheatremaine.com

Community Little Theater of LewistonAuburn GreatFallsPerformingArtsCenter,30 AcademyStreet,Auburn.TheCommunityTheatre hasbeenentertainingtheLewiston-Auburncom¬ munitysince1940.Thissummer'sperformances includeDisneyThroughtheYearsMay23-24;Lost inYonkersJune19-28;MissSaigonattheLewiston MiddleSchoolAuditoriumAugust14-23.783-0958 orlaclt.com/public

Criterion Theater, 35CottageStreet,BarHarbor. Openedin1932,theCriterionisabeautifully

Open Daily

From 11:30a.m. to 9:00p.m.

preservedArtDecotheatrelistedontheNational RegistryofHistoricPlacesfeaturinglivemusic,mov¬ ies,andtheater.Watchthemfromtherare'floating balcony.'288-3441orcriteriontheater.com

Deertrees Theater and Cultural Center, 162DeertreesRoad,Harrison.Openedin1936,the Deertreesoperahousewasdeemedasfineathe¬ aterasanyonBroadway.NowlistedontheNational RegistryofHistoricalPlaces,theDeertreespresents aneclecticmixoftheaterandmusiceverysummer. RickCharettechildren'ssongsJuly1;Doreen'sJazz NewOrleansAugust1-2;SebagoLongLakeMusic Festivalwithchambermusicperformancesevery TuesdayJuly14-August11;ComedyNightevery ThursdayJuly9-30featuringBobMarleyJuly30; TheDeertreesTheatreFestivalAugust6-September 5.583-6747ordeertreestheatre.org

Fenix Theatre Company 81SpruceStreet, Portland.ShakespeareintheParkfeaturingTaming oftheShreweveryThursday,Friday,andSaturdayin DeeringOaksParkJune4-27;ZooStoryeveryFriday andSaturdayontheEasternPromenadeAugust7-8 and14-15withmatineeperformancesAugust8-9 and15-16.400-6223orfenixtheatre.org

Freeport Community Players Freeport PerformingArtsCenter,30HolbrookStreet, Freeport.ThePlayersareacommunity-basedvol¬ unteerorganizationprovidingentertainmentto theFreeportcommunitysince1989.Performances includeSideManlateSeptember-earlyOctober; RadiotributetotheGoldenAgeofRadio December 5-6.865-2220orfcponline.org

GaslightTheater CityHall,1Winthrop,Hallowell. Gaslightbeganasanoutgrowthofawomen'sthe¬ aterclassheldattheAugustaYMCAin1937.Stilla thrivingcommunitytheater,thissummer'sseason features:GentlemenPreferBlondesJune12-14and 18-21;FiveWomenWearingtheSameDressAugust 13-15and20-22;RabbitHoleNovember5-7and 12-14.626-3698orgaslighttheater.org

Good Theater, atTheSt.LawrenceArtCenter, 76CongressStreet,Portland.LightUptheSkyApril 16-May10.885-5883orgoodtheater.com

Hackmatack Playhouse 538Route9,Berwick. Aquaintsummertheatersituatedonanoldfam¬ ilyfarmsteaddatingbacktothemid-1600's,the HackmatackpresentsRoyalRiverChorusJune13;The IrishMusicGuy.KevinFarleyJune19;Tuckermansat9 June20;OurTownJune24-27andJuly1-A;Anything GoesJuly8-11,15-18and22-2S;TheMysteryofEdwin DroodJuly29-August1andAugust5-8;TheProducers August12-15,19-22and26-29;RichardConradand theBostonianspresent:MastersofAmericanOperetta September4-5.698-1807orhackmatack.org

Lakewood Theater 76TheaterRoad,Madison. America'soldestsummertheater,nowinits109th season.RumorsMay21-24and27-30;Snakeinthe GrassJune4-7and10-13;ABadYearForTomatoes June18-21and24-27;CurtainsJuly2-5and8-11; DuckHunterShootsAngelJuly16-19and22-25;The ProducersJuly30-31;August1-2and5-8;TheDixie SwimClubAugust13-16and19,21-22;Treasure IslandAugust27-30andSeptember2-5;Whatthe BellhopSawSeptember10-13and16-19. 474-7176orlakewoodtheater.org

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WinnerofnineTony®Awards, this“OneSingularSensation” follows17would-bedancers intheirquesttomakethecut foranewBroadwayMusical.

Lyric Music Theater, 176SawyerStreet, SouthPortland,isproudtoannounceFromScreen toStage:Lyric's57thseason.Summerselections includeTheProducers,Disney'sHighSchoolMusical OnStage,andGuysandDolls-a\\ofwhichwere adaptationsoforwereadaptedtoHollywoodsilverscreenhits.799-1421orlyricmusictheater.org

Mad Horse Theatre Company 955Forest Avenue,Portland.TheHistoryofBoysApril23-May 10;TheDresseratPortlandStageCompany’sStudio TheaterSeptember4-October11,Thursdaythru Sunday.730-2389ormadhorse.com

Maine State Music Theater, BowdoinCollege, Brunswick.Presentingmorethan300musicalsin thepast50years,MSMTremainsoneofthefew residentstockcompaniesdedicatedstrictlyto musicaltheater.TheLightinthePiazzaLune3-20; AYearwithFrogandToadJune8;TheLion,The Witch&TheWardrobelune12;CrazyforYouJune 24-July11;DirtyRottenScoundrelsJuly15-August 1;SchoolhouseRockLive!August19;TheDrowsy ChaperoneAugust5-23.725-8769ormsmt.org

Ogunquit Playhouse 10MaineStreet, Ogutquit.'America’sforemostsummertheatre” presentsAChorusLineMay20-June13;SHOUT! Aswinging60'sSensationalJune17-July11;High SchoolMusicalonStageJune27-28,July25-26,and August29-30;CinderellaKidsJuly4-5;GuysandDolls July15-August8;FairyHousestheMusicalJuly18-19; BeautyandtheBeastJr.August1-2;Singin'intheRain August12-September12;AladdinJr.,August22-23; AllShookUpSeptember16-October11.646-5511or ogunquitplayhouse.org

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor 86Townsend Avenue,BoothbayHarbor.This450-seatmulti¬ purposefacilitysupportsartisticlifeintheregion byofferingavenueforadiversityofevents.This summer'seventsincludeBaghdadontheWabash: WorldPremiereApril29-May3;WhatIsThisLife?May 16;ForeverPlaidJune11-13and18-20;DasBarbecu July1-2.633-5159orboothbayoperahouse.com

Penobscot Theatre Company, 131Main Street,Bangor.’America'sNortheastern-most' professionaltheatercompanypresentsSherlock Holmes:TheFinalAdventureJune10-21,The3rd AnnualNorthernWritesNewPlayFestivalJune 22-July3.942-3333orpenobscottheatre.org Player's Ring 105MarcyStreet,Portsmouth. FirefliesMay8-24;JuliusCaesarMay29-June14. 603-436-8123orplayersring.org

Portland Opera Repertory Theater, Merrill Auditorium,Portland.PORToperasummerMain StageperformanceisPORToperaCelebrates15years ofGrandOperaJuly30.879-7678orportopera.org

Portland Players. 420CottageRoad,South Portland.TheoldestcommunitytheaterinMaine andthesecondoldestknowninNewEngland. SweeneyToddMay15-31;CompanySeptember1127.799-7337orportlandplayers.org

Portland Stage Company 25ForestAvenue, Portland,Maine'slargestfullyprofessional,non¬ profittheaterfoundedin1974.TheDrawerBoyApril 28-May24;LittleFestivaloftheUnexpectedMay1216;McGuireJuly23-25;ThirdSeptember22-October

18.774-0465orportlandstage.com

ThePublicTheatre, 31MapleStreet,Lewiston.High artisticqualityandatopticketpriceofonly$18puts ThePublicTheatrerightontrackwithitsmissionof bringingfirst-rateprofessionaltheatretothepeople ofMaineatanaffordableprice.TheLastMassatSt. Casimir'sMay1-10.783-3200orthepublictheatre.org

St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76CongressStreet, Portland.TheSt.LawrenceArts&Community Centeroperatesthe110-seatParishHallTheater inhalfoftherehabilitatedhistoricSt.Lawrence Church.VividMotionpresents:TheLegendsofKing ArthurJune4-7,JakeBrooks:AlternativeQueerJune 18,Zing!June25,TheNakedComedy ShowJune27. 775-5568orstlawrencearts.org

Sanford Maine Stage Company 1HillTop Lane,Springvale.Asacommunitybasedcompany, SanfordMaineStageCompanyinvolveshigh schoolandcollegestudentsinproductions,and supportsastrongchildren's-theaterprogramevery summer.324-9691orsanfordmainestage.org

Schoolhouse Arts Center Route114,Sebago LakeVillage.Ruralcommunityartsorganization dedicatedtoartseducationandthepresentation ofthearts.OvertheRiverandThroughtheWoods April3-19;OklahomaJuly9-26;HonkJuniorper¬ formedbytheMusicalTheaterWorkshopStudents August7-9;AShakespeareProductionperformedby theTeenShakespeareWorkshopStudentsAugust 14-16;ZombiesfromtheBeyondOctober 15-November1.642-3743orschoolhousearts.org

StudioTheatreofBath, 880WashingtonStreet, Bath.ResidenttheatercompanyattheWinter StreetCenterinhistoricWinterStreetChurch.Songs fromshowsofAndrewLloydWebber‘AndrewLloyd WebberandFriends'June5-7and12-14;BadDay atGopher'sBreathOctober30-November1and November6-8;ScroogeDecember4-6and11-13. 443-2418orstudiotheatreofeath.com

Theater at Monmouth, 795MainStreet, Monmouth.Theyearroundrepertorycompany ofprofessionaltheaterartistsinits40thsummer seasonishousedinamagnificentRomanesque revivalbuildingincludinga260-seattheateraswell asthelocallibrary,andisontheNationalRegisterof HistoricPlaces.BlackFlyFollies:SpecialEventVariety ShowJune27;TwelfthNightJuly9-12,15,23,29and August5,8,11,14,16,19,22;TheMousetrapJuly 16-19,22,30andAugust5,7-9,12,18,22;ALittle HotelontheSideJuly31andAugust1,2,6,12,15, 20;HamletJuly24-26andAugust1,4,13,15,19,21; TheWindintheWillowsAugust4,6,9,11,13,16,18, 20-21;CarouselSeptember24-27andOctober1-4. 933-9999ortheateratmonmouth.org

TheTheaterProject, 14SchoolStreet,Brunswick Operatedfor38yearsasanonprofitcommunity-based theaterandnow,withthenewPAY-WHAT-YOUWANTticketpolicy,there’snoreasonforaudiencesof allagestomissout.AttacksontheHeartMay1-17;Voices intheMirrorMay29-31;WonderoftheWorldJuly10-26; ArabianNightsJuly31-August2;AladdinAugust14-16. 729-8584ortheaterproject.com

BAYSIDE WORLD MARKET & FAIR

Vacationland Theater Company 1HillTop Lane,Springvale.LocatedintheSanfordMainstage

Saturday,June13-11a.m.-4p.m. PortlandHighSchool 284CumberlandAve.•Portland,Maine FREE ADMISSION

I www.baysideworldmarketandfair.com qqq NAACP Food•Art•Crafts•FleaMarket•Kids'Activities•Music•Dance•Storytelling an easier way tofindout whyyourneighbor’sgardenthrives... It’savisittoO’Donal’s.

Whysneakaroundtogetgardeningtipsandsecrets,when somanyofthebestlocalgardenerscanhefoundshopping -andsharing-atO’Donal’s?

Theater,VacationlandTheaterrunsayoung Performer’sCampfromJunethroughAugust.This season'sproductionsareYou’reagoodMan,Charlie BrownJune11-27;TheForeignerJuly9-18;EvitaJuly 24-August8;TheWizardofOzAugust5-7;LittleShop ofHorrorsAugust14-29.(866)584-0770

-CompliedbyAllisonRichards

Galleries

ArtGalleryatUNE, WestbrookCollegeCampus, UniversityofNewEngland,716StevensAvenue, Portland."BlackandWhiteandColor:AGroupShow ofNewPhotographyfromMaine"toJune7,followed bythe"EighthAnnualSculptureGardenInvitational" JunetoOctober.221-4499orune.edu/artgallery

Bates College Museum of Art Lewiston."Studies oftheSomaliDiaspora"showstoMay29,"Senior Exhibition"throughMay,and“MaoJacket"to December.786-6158orbates.edu/museum.xml

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 RussellAvenue,Rockport."OnandOfftheMidway," aphotographyexhibitcuratedbyBruceBrown, highlightingnearly30annualfestivalsandfairsfrom FortKenttoOldOrchard,showstoJune13withan artisttalkbyBrownonJune7,"AmyStaceyCurtis Biennials"gallerytalk,May26;"YouareHere:Linden Frederick,Studies,Paintings"toJuly18,and"Comic¬ al"toJune18.236-2875orcmcanow.org

Colby College Museum of Art, MayflowerHill, Waterville."PrintsfromtheLunderCollection,""Alex KatzCollection,"and"JohnMarinCollection"ongo¬ ing."JohnCoffer,'Photograhist'"toMay31;"Andy Warhol:ScreenTests&Photographs,""Hannah Collins,Beshencevo:ACurrentHistory".872-3228 orcolby.edu/museum

Farnsworth Museum of Art, 16MainStreet, Rockland."MaineinAmerica"thepermanentcol¬ lection,includesworksbyGilbertStuart,Thomas Sully,ThomasEakins,EastmanJohnson,FitzHugh Lane,FrankBenson,ChildeHassam,andMaurice Prendergast.Currentexhibitsinclude:"Confronting Abstraction;PaintinginMaine,1945-1955"toMay 17;"AndrewWyeth:WinterExhibiton”toMay18; "FourinMaine"toMay24;and"JamieWyethSevenDeadlySins",May16toAugust30.596-6457 or farnsworthmuseum.org

A Fine Thing: Edward T Pollack Fine Arts, 25ForestAvenue,Portland."PORTRAITS:Prints, DrawingsandPhotographs"and"NewWork byNewArtists"May1-31.OpeningeventMay1st, duringPortland’smonthlyartwalk.699-2919or edpollackfinearts.com

Gleason Fine Art. 545CongressStreet,Portland, and31TownsendAvenue,BoothbayHarbor. Portlandshowsinclude:"ClarenceK.Chatterton (1880-1973):EstateCollection,"May1toJune3. 633-6849orgleasonfineart.com

Greenhut Gallery. 146MiddleStreet,Portland. "JosephNicoletti"toMay30followedby'Thomas Connolly,"June4to27withareceptionJune4. 772-2693orgreenhutgalleries.com

InstituteofContemporaryArtatMaineCollege

ofArt 522CongressStreet,Portland,"MFAThesis Exhibition",May9toJune7followedby"Magnify" June24toAugust16.775-3052ormeca.edu

MaineHistoricalSocietyMuseum, 489 ingressStreet,Portland.Theexhibit"Main Street,Maine:DowntownViewsfromtheEastern IllustratingandPublishingCompany"showsto May31.774-1822ormainehistory.org

Museum of African Culture, 13BrownStreet, Portland.TheAfricanHumanitiesGalleryincludesa collectionofartifactsandstoriesofcouragefrom15 Sub-SaharanAfricancultures.Mayexhibitsinclude "CarlyStewart:DrawingExhibit."Adiscussionwith TimHoney,"BeGlobal,"isscheduledforMay29. 871-7188orafricantribalartmuseum.org

Portland Museum of Art 7CongressSquare, Portland.Currentexhibitsinclude:"Artofthe CranberryIsles"toJune28;"TheColdestCrucible: ArcticExplorationinAmericanCulture,toJune21; and2009PortlandMuseumofArtBiennial,toJune7. 773-ARTS,(800)639-4067orportlandmuseum.com

Whitney Art Works Projects 45YorkStreet, Portland."BlueHammer:ATrans-HistoricalBurlesqueDinnerTheaterPerformancebyLeon Johnson,toMay2;andworksbyMikeMcFalls, DianaCherbuliez,JaimeGili,MollyLevine,and EliannaMesaikosshowfromMay6toMay30. 780-0700orwhitneyartworks.com

Music _

The Maine Music Society 215LisbonStreet LewistonattheFranco-AmericanHeritage Center,CedarStreet,Lewiston.TheAmerican Songbook2-GuysandDolls,performedby theAndroscogginChoraleonMay16and17. 782-1403ormainemusicsociety.org

Maine Art Gallery. 15WarrenStreet,Wiscasset. TheLureoftheSea,"openingwithareception May7,toMay31.maineartgallery.org

One Longfellow Square, PortlandAmyriad ofmusiciansperform,including:PeterMulvey, May9:TheWiyos,May15;SteveForbertwith RebeccaPronsky,May16;CherylWheeler,May 17;PrimoCubano,May21andJune18;John JorgensonQuintet,May23;PutnamSmithwith Ramblin'Red,May29;DarolAngerandFriends, June5;RichieHavens,June6;FoodFilmsfinaleEvangelinemeetsBabette'sFeast,June7;Johnny A,June12;andAnEveningwithPoco,June13. 761-1757oronelongfellowsquare.com

PortlandStringQuartet Woodfords CongregationalChurch,WoodfordsStreet, Portland.TheMaineFestivalofAmericanMusic: ItsRootsandTraditions,NewGloucester,June 24toJune27andthe2009PSQWorkshopwith concertsandfreemasterclassopentothepub¬ lic,AlfondHall,SaintJoseph'sCollege,July19to August2.portlandstringquartet.org

Portland Symphony Orchestra Merrill Auditorium,Portland.BrahmsSymphonyNo.1, May5;Percussion:Wood,Metal,Skins!May18to29 (differentlocations);MPBNMaineStageBroadcast.

RobertMoody,conductorandRyanAnthony,trum¬ pet,May27;SeasonFinale:RitesandRhythms,with Senagalesedrummers,June9;MPBNMaineStage Broadcast,RobertMoody,conductorandZuill Bailey,cello,June24;andMPBNMaineStage Broadcast,RobertMoody,conductorandMark Sunkett,SonyaBranch,MedouneGueye,Abdou Kounta,drummers,July29.842-0800,842-0812TTY or portlandsymphony.com

Dance _

UniversityofSouthernMaineSchoolofMusic, RussellHall,Gorham."Skordalia":TraditionalGreek musicandRembetica,May1;ClassicalSaturday,May 2,Youth/VocalSaturday,May16.780-5151.

Don't Miss

ComedienneKarenMorgan,"Maine'sFunniest Mom,"presents"LegallyFunny"atthe Palace Theatre, 80HanoverStreet,Manchester,New Hampshire,June19;atTheOperaHouseat BoothbayHarbor,August6;andCityTheater, Biddeford,August17.

Maine Audubon 20GislandFarmRoad, Falmouth.WeeklybirdwalksThursdaymornings, YogaMondays.781-2330ormaineaudubon.org

MaineHistoricalSocietyMuseum, 489Congress Street,Portland.Reading&bookdiscussion, MuseumofHumanBeingsbyColinSargent,21May, 7p.m.,774-1822ormainehistory.org

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, 58 ForeStreet,Portland.Museumopenweekdays,10 a.m.-4p.m.toMay19withtrainridesweekends11 a.m.-3p.m.,toMay19.828-0814ormngrr.org

Rockport:PoptheCork!2 hostedbyCellardoor Vineyard.Thismulti-venueeventcelebratingwine, food,artandculture,with100percentofthepro¬ ceedstobenefittheCenterforMaineContemporary ArtinRockport.763-4478ormainewine.com

PORTopera's Dinner Dance,andAuction Fundraiser,PortlandMarriottatSableOaks,June5.

SkylineFarm, 95TheLane,NorthYarmouth. HorseDrawnVehiclesof"TheAgeofInnocence" CarriageExhibit,Sundays,12-3p.m.orbyappoint¬ ment.Showcasingcarriagesandsleighssimilarto thoseusedinNewYorkduringthe1870s,thebackdropforEdithWharton'sbook.May24toAugust 23,freeadmission.799-7614orskylinefarm.org

Walker Memorial Library. 800MainStreet, Westbrook.Reading&bookdiscussion,Museumof HumanBeingsbyColinSargent,19May,noon,8540630orwww.walker.lib.me.us

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Comefindyourinspirationinourspectacular showroom,featuring full-sizedkitchendisplaysandcustomnaturalstonecountertops, fabricatedinourownstate-of-the-artfacility.Whetheryou’re remodelingyourcottageorbuildingyourcastle,ourteamofcreative andexperienceddesignerswillhelpyourealizeyourdream.

ButterfliesAreFree

..Well,affordableanyway.And,wepromise,nobutterflywas harmedinthemakingofthesemostunusualgifts.

Left:Butterflyearrings($60-595)andpendantnecklaces($40-575)from'' DColeJewelers,10ExchangeStreetordcolejeweiers.com,"comefromfarmingprojectsand rain-forestsustainable-usesystemsinPapuaNewGuinea,Peru,andIndonesia,"saysRyan Cole."Theyliveouttheirnaturallivesandarethenharvested."

Right(butterfly):IdentifyNewEnglandbutterflies'onthehoofwithillustrationsfrom glossy,waterproofpocketguidesfromStevenLewers&Assoc.,foldingguides.com.Alsoavail able,NewEngland'sseashells,freshwaterfish,andsaltwaterdenizensofthedeep.Theseare sowellcrafted,evenanadultcanusethem. -AllisonRichards

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Maine’s North Woods. ; 'By designating a criti^calhabitat,"saysJodyJones, wildlifeecologistfor.Maine ^Audubon, the federal govern¬ ment has the opportunity to

work with land owners to manageplansthatworkinfavorofthis species.Lynx...don’ttoleraterowelsand people.Theyrequireahabitthatisdominated bySnowshoeHareandflourishinregeneratihgforest’ WhichisgreatsolongaswetreatourhumanCanadianvisfhalfaswellwhentheyvisitthissummer,-wisonRichards

Houston we have a problem-thls guy's from,.. York? "We launch June 13, and IwillbeupDnspace,thatis,atthe InternationalSpaceStation]for16days,’ says Commander Christopher Cassidy, USN."Ourcrewwillinstallaplatformfor experimentsandreplacesixsolarbat¬ teriesthatsupplythestation'senergy.’

“The new guy In me wants to get |R) there and not mess up my mission, ?laughsCassidy.1amexcitedtolookout andtakeinwheretheheckIam.

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50-Foot Woman

"We'reextremelyexcitedtobringthe firstIMAXtheaterto[Saco]Maine," saysBobCollinsofCinemagic.A crowdof400willgazeupon"a screen72feetwidebyfivestories high.Inacloseup,anactor'sface willbeover40feettall."

Slatedtoopenthismonth, "thefirstshowingwillbeStar Trek"featuringAugustanative RachelNichols.I'mgoingtotake Spock,Uhura,Bones,andthis newgirl,Orion,downtothe planet'ssurface... -AllisonRichards

SusanAugust-Brownlovestofloatanew idea.WorkingwithSabreYachts,her MaineLighthouseCollection2009brings interiordecorationtothesevenseas.For asentimentaljourney,tryherPortland

Checkoutthegreatnewcarriage museumatSkylineFarminNorth Yarmouth."Wewantvisitorsto understandwhereautomobiles camefrom,”saysboardpresident PamelaAmes.

Youmean,thestorkdidn't bringthem?

"Upto25[vehicles]areondisplay. Weinterpreteachexhibitbydeveloping atheme-forexample,theVictorianEra." skylinefarm.org-AllisonRichards

^Yousayyouwantarevolution?Thatneat, utterlygreenstuffonthecountertopsat CXNaturalsandon'everybody's'kitchenfloor thissummeriscalledMarmoleum,byForbo. WiththeMarmoleumClickvariant,youmay notneedanewsubfloor.Visitforbo.comor callFashionFloorsinScarborough,883-2800.

HeadLightensemble-pillows,blankets, andbeddinginnavy,yellow,andwhite. Morewhimsical:the"PemaquidLight Collection,inacoralscheme."augustbrown.com-AllisonRichards

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LURE OF MAINE

Tell us about your oceanfront getaway in Maine and how you met your Maine man-fiance Michael McCuddy. .IboughtmyhouseinProspectHarborin2004.It'sinthis amazingcove.Youcanseetidalwaterallthewayoutto infinity.I'dbeenawayforawhile,working,andwhenI gotbacktoMaineafterafewmonthsIlookedandsawthat anotherhousewasbeingbuiltclosetomyhouse,andit kindofannoyedme.Iwentalong,didmything,calledmy friendsupandasked,"What'supwiththishouse?"

Atthattime,thisnewhousewasforsale,butthe owner/builderonlywantedtosellittoanotherMainerthat'sthethingwithyouMainers-andfinallyhejust decidedtokeepithimself.

Myfiancewasnottheownerbutfilegeneralcontractor.

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IdoljudgeKaraDioGuardirevealsaromantictaleofloveandluck right’here-athergetawayhomeinProspectHarbor. |INTERVIEWBYCOLINSARGENT

ThethingIremembermostwasseeinghimontheroof. Hewaswearingthesereallycuteshortsthatdidn'tlookatall likewhatacontractorwouldwear.Ithoughthe'sreallycool.I thought,wow,contractorslookthatgoodinMaine?

Waitaminute-Michaelwantstocometothephone.

Michael: We were working four days and then breaking

So, Kara, you and your Maine man Michael fed in love? Well,he'snotatrueMainer.HisdaughterisatrueMainer. . Michael was born in New Hampshire and later moved toBangor.

It'sfunny,butIwasatanemotionaltimeinmylifewhenI metMichael.Wemetonthetenthanniversaryofmymom's death.She'sburiedinWorcester.

andgoingbacktoBangorasacrew.Wekeptworking,and thenwelookeddown[fromtheroof,tosomerocksoratable] andsawfiveCoronaLightsleftoutforus,withlimes...We builtabonfire,andthen,outofthedark,weheardthevoices ofKaraandherfriendBecky.Theretheywere,headtotoe intheirHollywoodoutfitsandfabulousclothes,andthere Iwas... How does your house here reflect your personality, and how does the house Michael worked on next door reflect his? Helikesalotofwood,Mike,sothere'salotofwoodin thathouse.

Inmyhouse,Ihavemygrandmother'scouch,beautifully (Continuedonpage64)

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'Iloveyou,you'reperfect,nowrecycle!

BY DONNA STUART

henexactlydidbeingGreen becomeaninteractivereal¬ ity'showforcouples?We dateittoAdamandEve.

IF YOU BUILD THEM, THEY WILL COME "Lastsummer,weinstalled two33-foot-highSkystream 3.7windturbinesonariseof landthat'sbeeninmywife's Beverly'sfamilyforgenera¬ tions,''saysAlexDuthie,afor¬ merprofessorofanimalscienceat tireUniversityofVermont.

"Eversince,we'vehadcalls,emails, peoplestoppingin."

Myfirstquestionwhenhebroughtuptheidea was,'Why?'"remarksBeverly,whogrewuphere atSpringmontFann.

Afterall,hadn'theearnedalittlepeaceand quiet?Hadn'thealreadydonehisshareofsav¬ ingtheuniverseacrossdecadesoflecturingto undergraduatesatUVM?You'dbetterbeready tofieldsomequestionsifyourwindmillscreatea sensationalongamainthoroughfarelikeRoute 302inFryeburg.

Still,hetakestheinfluxofvisitorsinstride.

"Whenyouhavesixchildrenandamarket garden-aswedidformanyyearsafter1retired fromUVM-youjustnaturallyhavetobesocial," heexplains.

Itisn'tjustguests,friends,andwritershehas

tochat up.Evenhistwin wind turbines are needyand'talk'tohim.Using hisPCandaspecializedwireless interface,Duthiecanmonitorthewind systeminrealtimeandreviewitsener¬ gyproductionhistory.Notallseventy¬ somethingswouldbesotech-savvy,but thenthisisamanwhoinventedazoned

irrigationsystemforhisgardenandhelped developtheoriginalice-creammixforalittle Vermontstart-upnowknownasBen&Jerry's.

Still,there'sthestoring.OftenDuthieandhis (Continuedonpage68)

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Greatcompanies,greatjobs, andlookwho'shiring.'

BY ROBERT BENZIKER

300ForeStreet,Portland

Employees: 175 in Portland, 400 company-wide

Salaryscope: $30,000-550,000,withexecutivesintosixfigures

Benefits: Medical,dental,termlife,short-term&long-termdisabilityfree;PSA;403b;educationalreimbursement DinersemergingfromstarryForeStreetRestaurantinPortland'sOldPortcan'thelpbutadmiretheglassy newbuildingnextdoorwiththegold-leaflettersCIEEonitsside.Exactlywhatkindofnew-economy commerceishappeninginside?

CIEE,the CouncilforInternationalEducationalExchange, sendsexchangestudentstoandfro acrossanexcitingworldnetwork.Whenmanyofusweregrowingup,theforeignexchangestudentsin ourschoolsweresomethingofanovelty.Intoday'sglobalsociety,they'repracticallyanecessity.

Astheworldgetssmaller,CIEEgetsbiggerandbusier.PresidentandCEOStevanTrooboffhasbeen withtheexchangeprogramfor16years,andinthattime,hesayssuchoiganizationshavegrownfrom300 percentto500percentdependingonhowyoucount.,

"Ourprogramsareeducationalandpublic-diplomacyoriented,"hesays."Inaglobaleconomy,the workwedoisofincreasingimportanceinAmericansociety."

Manymembersoftheyoung,multilingualstaffhavespenttimeabroadatsomepointintheirlives. There'senergytobumhere.Beyondtheactiveandgenerousworkenvironment,CIEEhasorganized soccerandbaseballteams,aswellasanoutdoorclub.Anon-sitegymoffersfitnessandspinclassesaround employees'schedules.ThecompanypaysforamajorityofparkingatOceanGatewaygarage.Needyour

Fromleft:AtClEE,executiveassis¬ tant&programsadministratorJill Sadyandinstitutionalrelations directorKellieSullivanhavethe worldattheirfeetoverlooking ForeStreet.Thefacilityalsooffers anon-sitecafeteria,spinning dass,andworldtravel.

dry-cleaningpickedupatyouroffice?CIEE's gotitcovered.

Ofcourse,perksalonearen'twhatmake CIEEsuchauniqueplacetowork.Thatdis¬ tinctionliesintheknowledgedialthework they'redoingpromotesunderstandingand enrichesthedevelopmentofyoungpeople. Thisisonecompanythatspecializesinmak¬ ingadifference.

“Wegethundredsoflettersfrompeople everyyearsayingtheexperiencewepro¬ videdforthemwastransformationalintheir lives,"Trooboffsays.

RESORT SPORTS NETWORK

7 Custom House Street, Portland Employees: 25inPortland,morearoundcountry Salaryscope: Part-timersmakeroughly$15an hour,executivessalariesreachsixfigures Benefits(forfull-timeemployees): Medical,dental,life insurance,short-&long-termdisability,FSA,401k Youknowthe(winter)drill:theforecastcalls for10inchesofsnow. Whattodo-commute throughslushandsalt,orracetothefresh powderonSundayRiver?Youloadupyour skisandphoneyourboss.Makingsureto callearlyenoughtogetvoicemail,youmum¬ bleintothereceiver:“I'm...cough..-goingto needtouseasickda}'."

At ResortSportsNetwork, suchformali¬ tiesareunnecessary'.Inadditiontotheusual vacationandpersonaldays,employeesof RSNgetacoupleof“skidays"ayear.When itsnowsmorethansixinches,theycanuse askiday.

Callit'marketresearch'forstaffmembers

toresorttowns.TowleTompkins,directorof TVoperations,saysthebiggestdrawforalot ofstaffersis,“Youcanworkinaplacewhere youcancreatetelevisionprogrammingthat matchesupwithyouroutdoorpassion-kay¬ aking,skiing,whateveritmightbe."

What'stheappealforTompkins,spe¬ cifically?"There'salwayssomethingi/cw-at leastonceaweek-thatpopsupandtakes usoutoftheofficetolocationsinMaine, NewEngland,theU.S.,oracrosstheglobe inneedofshootingandproductionforTV programminginshortorlongform.When youwalkinhereeachmorning,younever knowwhat'swaitingforyou."

Itisn'tjustthefilmcrewswhogoonthese trips."Whenwegoonlocationoutsidethe U.S.for,say,ourtravelshow,webringalong aproductionassistantfromanotherdepart¬ ment.Itmightbesomebodyfromthebusi¬ nessdepartment,orIT,orsaleswhogetsto goalongonthosetrips."

TompkinsisexcitedaboutRSN'sfuture. Thecompanyplanstosyndicateprogram¬ mingandtapintonewmarkets-solongas therearen'talotofskidaystoholdthemup.

STONEWALL KITCHEN

DirectorofretailoperationsAlyce Whittakerlovesthespicyatmo¬ sphereatStonewallKitchen.

award-winning companywasjustacardtableinafarmer's marketin1991.Now,thisnew-economypur¬ veyorofjams,mustard,chutney,andother tangydelights,headquarteredina55,000square-footcomplexinYork,haseightretail locations,expandingwebandcatalogsales, andanenviablegrowthcurve.

"OneofthethingsIloveis,we'restill relativelysmall,soyougettoexperiencea lotofdifferentresponsibilities,"saysmar¬ ketingmanagerStacyBurrus."I'malways workingondifferentthings,sothatkeeps memotivated."

Althoughmanyemployees(allofthem "veryopenandapproachable")arefoodies tosomedegreeoranother,youdon'thaveto beagourmandtofindaplacehere.Infact, there'safeastofopportunity.ForBurrus, "Partofmyjobinmarketingisworkingon photoshootsforthecatalog,soit'sreward¬ ingwhenthecatalogisfinishedanditgets mailedoutintothehomes,knowingallthe workthat'sgoneintoit."

Youaren'taloneifyou'vefalleninlovewith theproductsof StonewallKitchen. The

2 Stonewall Lane, York Employees: 180inYork,350nationwide(includ¬ ingstoresinPortlandandCamden) Salaryscope: Entryleveltoexecutive Benefits(forfull-timeemployees): Medical,dental, lifeinsurance,short-&long-termdisability,401k, corporatediscountprogram,health-clubmem¬ bershipdiscount atthenetwork.TheESPNaffiliate-head¬ quarteredinPortland-specializesintelevi-

Andwhataboutthosejarsandbottles fullofdeliciousjamsandsaladdressings? "Wegettosamplealotoffood,"Burrussays. "Andwedogetourrejectsfromtheprod¬ uctthatwemake.We'reallowedtotakeone

homeaday-sometimesmore,sometimes less.Weallhaveveryfullpantries."

NATURE CONSERVANCY IN MAINE

14 Maine Street, Suite 401, Brunswick

Employees: 30locally,3,200globally Salaryscope: Typicalforanon-profit Benefits(forfull-timeemployees): Medical,dental, lifeinsurance,short-term&long-termdisability, FSA,401k

Areyoufeelingasenseofurgencyabout ourplanetanditsresources?Bruce Kidman,directorofcommunications andgovernmentrelationsforthe Nature ConservancyinMaine, sureis.A16-year veteranoftheConservancy,he'sgonefrom kitchentablenegotiationswithlandowners toworkingwithmultiplegroupsontack¬ lingtwoofthebiggestproblemstheworld faces-globalclimatechangeandoverpopulation-andhowthoserelatetoMaine's watersandforests.

"I'llneverforgetweraised$35millionin sixweekstosave185,000acresalongtheSt. JohnRiver,"Kidmansay."Itwasarealgut checkforus-scary,bold,transformative. That'swhyIloveworkinghere."

Althoughit'sascience-basedorganization, theConservancyhiresmorethanjustthose withsciencebackgrounds.Asanon-profit with3,200employeesin32countries,there aresufficientopportunitiestolearnandtrav¬ el."Wetrytomakesureallemployeeshere getthetrainingtheyneedforcareeradvance¬ ment,"Kidmansays.

Thetravel'sgreat,too."Anumberof ushaveworkedinshorter-orlonger-term stintsinternationally."

Ofcourse,theraisond'etrehereisnoth¬ inglessthanimprovingtheplanet."Ireally appreciateworkinginanenvironment wherepeopleexpresstheirappreciationfor yourwork.Itdidn'tstrikemeuntiloneday mywifesaid,'Theysaidthankyontoyou!' and1said,'Yeah,'andshesaid,'Inyourother jobs,theymwrsaidthankyou!"'

MAINE RED CLAWS

413 Congress Street, Portland Employees: Wand expanding Salary. Entry-levelhourlytoexecutive Benefits(forfull-timeemployees): Medical,dental,life insurance,short-&long-termdisability

ThreecheersforPortland'snewBoston CelticsD-Leaguefranchiseteam,the Maine RedClaws! WithalltheCelticsloveinsouth(Continuedonpage72)

BangorSeminaryhasprovidedopportunitiesforpeople todeepentheirfaithandfindanswerstospiritual questionsforalmost200years.

Aprogressive,ecumenicalsetting

DayandeveningclassesinPortlandfor part-andfull-timestudy.

Studentsofmanyages,faithtraditions, andvocationalinterests

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Inthreeuniquelocations,threerestaurateurs haverecyclingavenueonthemenu. BYJUDITHGAINES

Manysuccessfulrestaurantsimproviseona building'searlieruse.LeftCaribbeanlobster cocktailona72-layerbiscuitfromRobinhood Free Meetinghouse.

Mainehaslongbeenhospitabletoimaginativerecyclersin• theculinaryworld.

Thestatehasrestaurantsinformerforts,mills,boats, bams,factories,andfirehouses.InCamden,PeterOtfsRestaurant offersfinedininginwhatoncewasanewspaperofficeandpark¬ inggarage.InDamariscotta,theReunionStationrestaurantisbuilt fromtwooldrailroadboxcarsandacaboose.AttheRobinhood FreeMeetinghouseRestaurantinGeorgetown,wherepeopleonce mettochewovertheissuesoftheday,MichaelGagn£invitesthem tochewonhis24-layercreamcheesebiscuitsanddebatethemerits oftheJerusalemartichokeandduckconfitpancakeswithJoiegras andportsyrup.

Now,twomoreeateriesareintheworksinunlikelysettings.

InPortland,AnneandPeterVerrillareconvertingtheChestnut StreetChurch,builtin1859,intoafunandstylishrestauranttobe knownasGrace.Theformerpulpitwillbecomethehostessstand. Pewswillprovidebanquetteseatingalongthewalls.Theoldchurch doorswillbebathroomstalldividers.Patronswilleatinthesanctu¬ arybeneathstunningstained-glasswindowsandmaketheirmenu entreatiestoachefinanopenkitchenbeforethealtar.

"WewantedtocreatesomethingMainehadn'tseenbefore,some¬ thingoutsidethebox,"saysco-ownerAnneVerrill."Thevenue becamethething.Whenwesawthisoldchurchthathadcloseda coupleofyearsago,wesaid,'Youcan'tgetmoreout-of-the-boxthan this-unlessifs arestaurantinajail.'"

ThafspartofwhatAmberLambkeenvisionsfortheoldSomerset CountyslammerinSkowhegan.Shedoesn'thaveanameyetnorallthe financingforacasualbakery/cafewherepatrons,repentantornot,may happilydotime.Butshehopesfirerenovatedjailsoonwillhouseagrist' mill,abakeryusinglocallygrowngrainsmilledonthespot,aneatery featuringthebakery'sproducts,aswellasretailshopssellinglocalpro¬ duceandperhapsevenartists'studiosinwhatoncewerethecellblocks.

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Customerswilleatintheformerrefectoryor outintheinmates'oldexerciseyard,with helpfromsomelandscapingandotheraes¬ theticimprovements.

Thelockup,builtin1897,closedlastfall whencountyofficialsopenedanewjailin Madison.Lambkedescribestheoldedifice as"abeautifulredbrick,Victorian-style building,ontwofloors,withavaulted graniteceilinginthebasement.Tallarched windowsletinlight,andthere'sadistinc¬ tivehistoriccupolaontheroof.Itsitsonthe cornerofthedowntownflatirondistricton amajorparkinglotacrossfromthecounty courthouse.Theareaoverlooksadramatic gorgeontheKennebecRiver"-aniceplace forastroll,perhaps,afterlunch.

Lambke,33,isaBrunswicknativenow livingindowntownSkowhegan.Sheworked for11yearsasaspeechpathologist,throws potstosupportlocalcharities,organizes entertainmentforthelocalfarmers'market, andraiseschickensinherfrontyard.Afew yearsago,shewaschattingwithfarmersand otherfriendsabouthowtoluremorepeople toSkowhegan'sdowntownarea.Onefriend wasraisingheirloomwheat;otherswere buildingwood-firedovens.Discussions abouthowtomergetheirtalentsledtoa well-attendedKneadingConferencein2007 andagainlastyear,whichLambkechaired.

Participantswereintriguedtodiscover thatinthe1830s,about239,000bushelsof wheatwereharvestedannuallyinSomerset County-somuchthatMaineactuallyexport¬ edwheat.Eventuallytheindustryshifted tothemidwesternU.S.,butLambkethinks itcouldberevivedhere,especiallywitha gristmillnearbywherelocallygrowngrains couldbecleaned,milled,andstored.

The14,265square-footSkowheganjail, withtwoloadingdocksandalargecommer¬ cialkitchen,seemedlikeapromisingspot notonlyforagristmillbutalsoforabakery/ cafewithawood-firedbrickoven.Thecool, moistbasement,withitslovelyvaultedceil¬ ing,wouldbe"agreatcheese-finishingfaci1ity,perhapsforacheeseco-op,"shesays.

Thetypeoffoodtobeservedatthecafe willdependuponthebaker/chef,whom shehasn'tselectedyet.Butsheforesees homemadepastries,artisan-stylebreads, localcheeses,andproduce,aswellaslocally roastedcoffeeservedinacafethatwouldbe openforbreakfastandlunch.

Countycommissionershaveagreedtosell Lambkethefacilityfor$65,000.Asthisarticle

goestopress,shestillislookingfor$500,000 inprivateandpublicfundstorenovatethe building,withthesalesettocloseinthecom¬ ingweeks.ButtheQuimbyFoundationhas givenher$40,000togetstarted,andshesays she'sbeenoverwhelmedbylocalenthusi¬ asm,aswellasofferstohelpwithcleaning, painting,andotherprojectjobs."People needmeaningfulwork,"sheobserves.

AnneVerrill,31,grewupinWestchester, NewYork,butmovedtoMainein2003 withhusbandPeter,32,aFalmouthnative. "InNewYork,italwaysseemedtherewas acertainwayyouhadtodothings.Maine isaboutdoingwhateveryouwant.People seemopentodifferentwaysofmakinga life,"shesays.Herhusbandalsowantedto benearhisfamily,whostilllivehere.

Neitherhadanyserioustraininginthe restaurantbusinesswhentheyopenedthe ForesideTavernin2004inFalmouth,where theynowlive.Bothhadworkedinrestau¬ rants"atthebottomoftheemployeebarrel," Annesays,butPeterwasalwaysattracted tothebusiness."Hethoughtgoingtothe localsteakhousewasthegreatesteventof hischildhood,"shesays.Soopeningthe ForesideTavernwas"aleapoffaith."With itssuccess,thecouplestartedthinkingabout asecondrestaurant,andtheChestnutStreet Churchseemedjustrightforthediningfaith¬ ful.Theyboughtthechurchin2007andhave receivedsizeablestateandfederalgrantsto helpwiththe$2millionrenovation.

Theycan'tyetsaymuchaboutGrace Restaurant'scuisine."We'restillinterview¬ ingchefs,"Anneexplains."Butweknowit willbesomethingdifferentthanstandard NewEnglandcooking.Themenuwillrotate daily,withlotsofmoderntwistsandas manylocalingredientsaspossible.Itwillbe higher-endthanthetavern,family-oriented, thesortofplaceyoucangoforadrinkor dinnerorjustdessert.Therewillbetwobars, andloungeseatinginthemezzanine"neara gorgeousrose,stained-glasswindow.

Ifallgoesaccordingtoplans,Grace Restaurantwillopenthismonth,andthe renovatedjailwillwelcomecustomersthis summer.Meanwhile,localsareawaitingthe nextversionsofchurchsupperandprison chow.LoavesandfishesatGrace?Sacrificial lamb?Divinityfudge?Andattherehabbed hoosegow,stripedbass?Bagelsandlocks? Breadand(designer)water?■

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sengersknowwheretolook,they canstillfindsomeofitonboard."Icanya tokenpieceofthehullwithmeforamemen¬ to,"CaptainKirkReynoldssays."Ifsagreat exampleofhowshewasanextravagancein 1937andhadthebestofeverything."

$ Reynolds has been captain ofAphrodite,

a historic 74-foot yacht, since she was relaunchedin2005.Asaresult,he'swellversedinthevessel'slonglife."She'sactuallyAphroditeIII. Theoriginalowner,John_ Hay Whitney,hadherbuiltbecausehisprior boat,AphroditeII,couldn'tbeathisbrother-.. in-lawracing.HehadAphroditeIIIsecretly

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ibuiltforspringracesin1937byPurdyBoat Co.inManhassetBay." According to Reynolds,AphroditeIll P served her purpose and soundly beat die = competition. Whitney, who producedGone

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WiththeWindwithDavidOSelznick,lived onLongIsland,NewYork,andoftenraced friends during his morning commutes toManhattaninthe1930s.Thankstohis Hollywoodties,theguestlistofAphrodite 111includesnumerousstars."FredAstaire, KatharineHepburn,andShirleyTemple wereallpassengersatonetime.Shirley Templecelebratedherninthbirthdayon Aphrodite111,"Reynoldssays.

Lateron,Aphrodite111servedasaprivate yachtforPresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt."IIe wouldtakehertoHydePark,butsometimes shewasusedasadecoy,"Reynoldssaid. Despitesomuchhistory,AphroditeIIIfell intoastateofdisrepairovertheyears."The priorownerkeptherdockedinStuart,Florida. Shewasriddledwithwormsandleakedter¬ ribly.Hersystemswereshot,andshefunc¬ tionedonbilgepumps,"Reynoldsexplains. Fortunately,Reynolds'boss,Charles Royce,amutualfundmanagerfromCon¬ necticut,hadtakenaninterestintheyacht. Asapreservationist,Royceappreciatedthe

Fromtop: AphroditeIII, indrydockatBrooklinBoatYard, preparesforlaunch.Thecompleterestorationcostroughly $2million. Aphrodite'suniquehistory.Hepurchased theboatandsenthertoBrooklinBoatYard inMainetoberestored.

StevenWhite,presidentofBrooklinBoat Yard,sayshiscompanymadeeven'effortto returnAphroditeIlltoherformerglory."It's likeforensicscience.Modificationshavebeen done,andyouhavetodecidewhat'soriginal andwhatisn't.Thewoodcouldn'tbesaved, butwereusedalotoftheoriginalbronze hardware,andthewindowmechanisms.The windowsrollupanddownlikeinacar.That wasauniquefeaturein1937."

Somepartsthatcouldn'tbesavedwere toosentimentaltoCapt.Reynoldstobe destroyed."1keptexhaustportsandcopper pipes.They'restuckinmygardenaslawn sculptures,"Reynoldssayswithalaugh.

Thesedays,AphroditeIIIhasreturnedto herhomewatersinNewYork.Shemaynot ferrypresidentsorcelebritiesanymore,but Reynoldsbelievessheservesasimilarpur¬ pose."Westillearn'onthetraditionofhav¬ ingbirthdayparties.Itseemstohavestarted withShirleyTemple.There'sapictureofher inasailor'ssuitoverthesaloon.Wedoalot ofsunsetcruisesandcocktailpartiesandcan easilymanage20guests.The/relike,'Shirley Templesathere!'Everybodylovesit,"hesaid. "Theylovebeingpartofhistory'."■

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rom highiabove, "Rockhouse" looks likeifsstrugglingtokeepholdofthe land,frighteneditmayloseitsgripand slidedowntherockcliffsintothewaterbelow. AThafshowcloseitistotheOcean.Originally builtinthelate1950s,itwouldbeimpossible today,duetostrictzoningregulations,tobuild thisestatesoclosetothewater.Theoldsay¬ ing,'Theydon'tbuildthemlikethatanymore,' comestomind,anditscloseproximitytothe blue-greenseasofYorkisonlypartofwhat makesRockhousesodesirable.

There are very few modem houses on the Mainecoast,andtheinspirationof20thcentury modernistarchitectslikeFrankLloydWright

pF*”;' "‘HP ’anaLouisKahninRockhouse'sessenceisclear

'Asitdidwhenitwasfirstbuilt,Rockhouse standsoutamongitscolonial-styleneighbors.

Rockhouse'sowners,ChrisandLizCrane, alsoownCragmere,the19thcenturycottage stylemansionjustastone'sthrowaway.In 2000, they bought Rockhouse (apparently named by the original architect, Fletcher Ashley)atauction[onAugust1,forareport¬ ed$1,411,000]andbeganofferingitasasum¬ merrental.

Betweenrentals,ChrisandLizfoundthem¬ selvessittingonthedeckofRockhouse,facing theocean.Theylovedfeelingthesaltsprayof theseaontheirfacesanddecidedtheydidn't

* time opportunity'and considered carefully i reallywanttoleave.In2006theybeganren¬ ovatingthehouseforthemselves.

•Londori-basedarchitectCharlieMacKeith, Crane'snephew,andhispartnerMadeleine Adamsfeltthisprojectwasaonce-in-a-lifehowtoproceedwiththeremodel."Firstwe imaginehowthehousewillbelivedin," MacKeith says. Then the architects were carefultoretainthefeelingthatAshleycre¬ atedahalf-centuryago,afeelingthat"the housegrowsoutoftheground,andstartsto floattowardstheocean,"MacKeithsays.

ThespiritofthefirstRockhousewaspre¬ served."Wekeptaboutthree-quartersof

Previouspage:LondonarchitectsCharlieMacKeithand MadeleineAdamshavebridged"Rockhouse"from1950scliff¬ hangertoa21stcenturymasterpiece.Transformed, theCapeNeddickpropertyislistedforsalebyAnneErwin SothebysInternationalfor$5.75million.

Clockwisefromtopleft:Thebreakfrontkitchencurvesthe eyeintothespiralstair;endlesspoolanddeckofferviewsto Portugal;bigopeninsidemeetsthegreatoutdoors;farfrom highanxiety,thespiralstairlendsanoteofcalm totheinteriorwithitssea-shellsmoothness.

thefootprintoftheoriginalhouse,"Crane,a developerwhosplitshistimebetweenCape NeddickandBoston,says.

Buttheone-story1950sRockhousewould beunrecognizabletothepreviousowners.It hasgrownconsiderably,doublinginarea, gainingtwolevels:asecondfloorofliving spaceandanobservationroomabovethat. Onlythemasonryfireplacewouldberecog¬ nizedbyformerresidents;iftheyhadpartic¬ ularlykeeneyes,theymightalsopickoutthe exteriorredwoodsheathingthatoncemade upthecathedralceilinginthelivingroom.

Initsprime,Rockhousewasconsidered verysophisticatedandmodern.Initsnew form,however,itisallthatandsmart.Crane insistedthatthehousebeoutfittedwith someofthelatesttechnologytoenhancethe house'scomfortandconvenience.Forexam¬ ple,allthelightinginthehouseiscontrolled byasinglecomputerprocessorthatallows theCranestocreate'moods'inthehouse byprogrammingselectedgroupsoflights tobeonoroff.Onetouchofthekeypadcre¬

atesapartyatmosphere,brightandcheerful-another,asubduedandrelaxedsetting. Similarly,theupperwindowsarefittedwith rainandwindsensorsthatautomatically closethewindowsasneeded.Andthehouse boastsitsowncell-phoneboostersystemto keepsignalsstrong.

Thegreatroom,boasting93feetofocean frontage,isaphenomenalplacetoexperi¬ encethewideexpanseoftheAtlanticasit poundsontherocksjustbelowthehouse. Thelinebetweentheinteriorandexterioris greatlysoftenedbytheuseoffloor-toceiling glassthatfoldsgentlyatthecornerswithout theobstructionofverticalstructure.This blurredboundarybetweentheindoorsand outdoorsechoesthefeelingoftheoriginal housebecauseitpreciselyexpressesthefeel¬ ingofanauthenticmid-twentiethcentury modernisthome,asthoughit'sstraightout oftheportfoliooffamedarchitecturalpho¬ tographerJu1iusShu1man.

Butsensorydelightcanbefoundwith¬ inthehouseaswell.Richwoodsurfaces

abound,incomfortablecontrasttothe craggyfaceoftheshoreonlystepsaway. Andjustacoupleofcurvedelementsin thehouserelievethelinearsharpnessof themoderndwelling,nottomentionthe razor'sedgeofthedistanthorizon.The bowedfaceofthekitchencounter,opento thegreatroom,isfinishedinboldlygrained zebrawood;theelegantcurvedstaircaseis custom-built.

Luxuryembracesthehouseintheclean andsimplefashionthathelpeddefinethe heightofelegance50yearsago.While Rockhouseretainsthatsameambience,it offersconveniencesneverimaginedthen.Itis comfortableandindulgent,securelyanchored totherockycoastofCapeNeddick.■

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KnowingaboutSeiler'sstore,theDrapery TradingCo.,isasecretadvantageifyoudreamof decoratingwithbespokecurtainsatfabuloussav¬ ings:"Oneofmycustomers,BonnieKlein,from Falmouthbroughtin4panelsofcreamcolored, embroidered,Dupionisilkdrapes,whichwere purchasedfor$5,000.Becausebabyboomerslike heraredownsizingtheirhomes,1nowhavethese 4panelsavailablefor$400,"Seilersays.

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Theearliestdollhouses,or V'/babyhouses,"werenot /designedforchildren, butforadults.

Intherealestatemarket,there'sonesuresec¬ torwherepricesaresoaringbeyondasking price:thedollhousemarket,asdemon¬ stratedbytherecenttoyanddollauctionat JamesD.JuliaAuctioneersinFairfield. Buzzsurroundedthisauctionbecause itincludedthecollectionofdollhouses andminiaturesfromtheestateofthelate GeraldineGabaofScottsdale,Arizona.Julia hasdevelopedaninternationalreputationfor itsdollandtoysalesandsowastherecipient ofthisoutstandingcollectionofmorethan30 housesandroomsettingsaswellashundreds ofminiaturefurniturepiecesandaccessories. Thisportionofthesalealonegrossed$316,250 againstapre-auctionestimateof$170,000.

Theearliestdollhouses,or"babyhouses," werenotdesignedforchildren,butforadults. Dollhousesandminiatureshavebeencol¬ lectedsincethe17thcentury,whenthefirst "cabinethouses"werecommissionedinthe Netherlandsbywealthycollectors.Rooms weresetintohandsomecabinetswithglass doors,revealingtheirfinelycraftedcontents. Bythe18thcentury,therageinEngland's grandhouseswastocreateminiaturerepro¬ ductionsoftheowners'full-sizedoriginal homes,rightdowntotherugsandchande¬ liers.Itwasnotuntilthe19thcenturythatdoll housesbecamechild'splay.

Asinthefull-scaleworld,therewasa breadthofarchitecturalstylesattheauction sale.Oneoftinehottesthousesonthemarket wasaDutchdollhousewithamansardroof, stonefoundation,andamonochromatic classicelegance.Itsoldfor$8,625againsta $5,000-$7500estimate.

IfdecorativearchitectureintheVictorian traditionismoretoyourliking,thenthe fancydollhouseproducedbyChristian Hackerwouldhavebeenjusttheticket. Detailingincludedshadesinthecellarwin¬ dowsandaworkingelevator,resultingin ahammerpriceof$6,900againsta$3,500$5,000estimate.

Evenmorerobustwasthecirca-1910, red-roofGottschalkdollhouse,whichsold

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ThelistofimportantEnglishcompa¬ niesincludesSiber&Fleming,Evans& Cartwright,andLinesBrothers(which becameTri-ang).Bytireendofthe19thcen¬ tury,Americandollhouseswerebeingmade bytheBlissManufacturingCompany.

AfterWorldWarII,dollhouseswere beingmassproducedwithmuchlessdetail.

Ahouseisnotahomeuntilitisfurnished andinhabited.Amongthedollhousefurni¬ tureandaccessoriesavailableattheJuliasale wasalotof19,h centuryWaltershausenfurni¬ turewhichsoldfor$3,737,exceedingitspre¬ saleestimateof$1,500-1,800,aswellasseveral antiqueormoluraritiesincludingasquirrel cage(soldfor$3,162)andarevolvingphoto stand(soldfor$3,737).

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Maria'sRistorante, est.1960,337CumberlandAvenue, Portland,onestreetdownfromCongressStreet. Portland'sfinestItalianCuisine.MaineSundayTelegram's four-starrestaurant.Homemadesausagesandfinest meatballsaround,thickVealChopsalaMaria,ZuppaDe PesceFradiavolo,homemadegelato,andItalian-style cakes.LunchandDinnerTuesday-Saturday,$13-525. "PreservingtheauthenticItaliandiningexperience." mariasrestaurant.com,772-9232

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Pom'sThaiTasteRestaurant,NoodleHouse, andSushiBar at571CongresStreetinPortland '72-7999)usesonlyhigh-quality,freshingredients inalloftheir90+menuselections,guaranteedto satisfy.Featuringakids'menu,monthlyspecials, made-to-ordernoodlesoup,and$1SUSHIevery Monday&Tuesday.OtherlocationsinSouth Portland: Pom'sThaiRestaurant at209Western Avenue(347-3000)and ThaiTasteRestaurant at 435CottageRoad(767-3599).thaitastemaine.com

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TwentyMilkStreet, inthePortlandRegencyHotel, isproudtoserveU.S.D.A.primeandchoicesteaks andthefreshestseafood,combiningaward-winning classicAmericancuisinewithfinewinesinawarmand invitingatmosphere.Featuringcrabcakeswithlemon shallotmayonnaise,bakedescargot,charbroiledchili¬ limescallops,andsumptuousdesserts.Dinnerseven nightsaweek;alsoservingbreakfast,lunchandbrunch. Complimentaryvaletparking,theregency.com,774-4200

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Verrillo's featuresawidevarietyoffreshseafoodand shellfishalongwithchoicesteaksandchickendishes. Moderatelypricedwithemphasisonquality,serviceand value.Ifit'snotfresh,it’snothere!OpenSunday11:30 a.m.to9:00p.m.,Monday-Thursday4:30p.m.to9:30 p.m.,FridayandSaturday4:30p.m.to10:30p.m.Located at155RiversideStreetinPortland,verrillos.com,775-6536 Walter's eclecticmenuchangesseasonallywithpopular blackboardspecials.Experiencethebestincasualfine dining,featuringcuisinewith'worldly'influences.Bar managerStevenLovenguth’swinelistcomplements ChefJeffBuerhaus'smenuselections.Interestingcocktails anddessertdrinks.OpenMonday-Saturday11:30 a.m.to2:30p.m.forlunch;dinnerfrom5p.m.Private roomavailableforupto26guests.15ExchangeStreet, Portland.Walterscafe.com,871-9258

WellsBeachSteakhouseandT-BoneLounge serves primeandall-naturalsteaks,freshseafood,anddelicious salads,featuringKobesirloinsteaks,setinaplush atmosphere.Enjoyaselectionfromthehighlyallocated newworldwinelist,orasignatureWellsBeachmartini underthestarry’sky'ofthelounge.73MileRoad.Wells. welisbeachsteakhouse.com,646-2252

Yosaku. at1DanforthStreet,isanauthenticJapanese „jnaryexperience,designedbyownerSatoTakahiroand leadchefMatsuyamaMasahiro.Premiumsushi,sashimi, androlls,includingYosakuroll,spicyscalloproll,Godzilla roll,PortlandPiratesroll,andtraditionalcookedJapanese cuisineforthesushi-shy.Enjoyabentoboxbesidea tranquilJapanesewaterfallLunchMonday-Fnday11:30 a.m.-2p.m.,Saturday-Sundaynoon-3pm.Dinner5-9:30 p.m.,Friday-Saturday5-10:30p.m,780-0880

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Whetherit'sicecreamorBenandJerry's,1 don'tfeelthatguilty.Ilovesushi.Sushi'smy favoritefoodintheworld.

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Mostofushavewinterblues.Doyouhavesummerblues?

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It'sbeen[interesting]theselastthreeyears tomeetpeopleyou'venevermetwhoarefol¬ lowingwhatyou'redoing.Mainersarereally proudpeople.It'samovingexperienceto havepeopletakeprideinwhatI'vedone.

Howoftendopeopleasktoseethemedal?

Notthatoften.Thefirstyearorso,people thoughtIalwayshaditinmypocket,rhe realityis,it'snotlike1carryitaroundwith me.It'sjustsittingathome.Itcanbeinterest¬ ingbecauseyou'llrunintopeoplewhoare blownawaythatyoudon'thaveitwithyou. It'skindofheavy.Idon'treallywanttocarry iteverydayofmylife.

Thetitleforthisarticleis'TheSecretSummersofSeth Wescott."Aretheresecretstoyoursummers? Nowthebiggestpartofsummerforme isjustbeingpeaceful,havingthattimeto myself,spendingtimeonthegolfcourse inSugarloaf,andspendingtimeinthe ocean surfing at Scarborough Beach. Thoseareacoupleofthegemsofthe state.Gettingtospendtimeatthoseplac¬ esletsmereconnectwithMaineandjust feeldown-to-earth.

Ifyou'reonScarboroughBeachsurfing,andyouseeagirl youlike,doyouwhipoutthegoldmedal then! (Laughs)No,butbeinginvolvedinsurfing isneat-toseethecommunityofsurfers growsomuch.It'sastrangeplacetomeet peoplebecauseyou'reinyourwetsuitand peoplejuststarttalkingtoyouinthesurf. Mainesurfersareprettycommitted.The wateriscold.It'snotlikegrowingupin SouthernCalifornia.

It'sauniquethingandstrikesachordof whatitwaslikegrowingupasasnowboard¬ erinMaine.Youwerecommittedtodoing thatlifestyle.When1startedsnowboarding inMaine,peopledidn'treallydoit.You're partofasmallcommunity,andthat'swhat surfinginMaineisliketome:beingpartof smallcommunity.

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Igetintothecar,[with]apoliceescort. We'respeedinglikecrazytogettothemedal ceremonythatnight.Iturnmyphoneon,and withinacoupleofminutesthephonerings. It'saNewYorkCitynumber.Thevoiceon theotherendis,like,'Wescott!That's(bleep¬ ing)awesome!Yes!"

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LURE OF MAINE

IdolBanter (conlimwiifrompage27) reupholstered,andmygrandfather'sbed.It reallygroundsme.

Whatwasitaboutthecoastherethatfirstattractedyou? Ihadareallycloserelationshipwith my grandparents, who were from New England,andIoftenremembertimeswith themas1walkaroundtheocean,eatdin¬ nerwiththepeopleIlove,dothingsIdon't havetimeforinL.A.ComingtoProspect HarbortakesmebacktomytimewhenI feltthemostloved,feltsoconnectedwith mysurroundings.

Ilovetogooutsideandbreathethefresh air.1recentlyboughtalogcabinabout amiledownthestreetwherewecutfire¬ woodforawoodstove.Wegointheback woodsandexplore.Therearesomebeau¬ tifulfirtreesbackthere,theyseemalittle, youknow,bonzai.

Michael (inthebackground,laughing): Not bonzaitrees,they'resprucetrees!

Kara: Myfavoritethingtodoistakeaglass ofwineandabook-recentlyEat,Lmr,Pray, andlistentothesoundoftheseawhileI'm reading.Wegotothecornerstore.Weraid thelibrary.Atnightduringarecentvisit,1 watchedthewholeseriesofMadMen.1listen toWBACHandterrorizeeverybodyinthe house.It'safabulousstation.1drinkcoffee andlookatthewater.Ilovetheviewsomuch Ibroughtbackthephotolookingthroughmy windowinMainetoL.A.sothatIcankeep seeingitwhileI'mhere.Ihavemyfamous MainelobsterslippersI'vebroughttoL.A., andlittleMainesocks.

Whatareyourfavoritehauntsuphere?

WeloveEllsworth.WegotoCleonice[Med¬ iterraneanBistro,112MainStreet],And,of course,Bangor,becausewhenwewerefirst datingwe'dseeMichael'splace.Iwentto'The Gov'[Governor'sRestaurant,643Broadway], That'snice.Every'timeIwasoutofcoffee,the waitresskeptfillingitup.Ididn'tthinkthat happenedanymore!

Takeusthroughyourhouseasifyou'djustinvitedusin. It'saseacaptain'shousefromthe1800s.You enterthroughthekitchen.Youcanseethe watereverywhere,straightbacktothedining andlivingrooms.Totheleftistheoldentry¬ way,nowareadingroom.Threebedrooms upstairsalllookouttothewater.

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How it works: fl 10singerswillperformeverySaturday nightinMay.Audiencememberswilldelightin awonderfulItaliandinner,enjoyacomplimentary bottleofwinepercouple,*andreceiveaballot. On Saturday night, May 30th, the winner of Anthony’s Idol will win $300.00!

Want to reserve a table? Call221-2267forreservations.Alltablesarepaidforat timeofbooking.Priceis$39.95perpersonwhichincludes theshow,dinner,andvotingballot.18%gratuityand7% salestaxwillbeadded.Therearenorefundsorexchanges.

LURE OF MAINE

Have any of the songs you write been inspired by Maine?

So if we hear Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, or The PussycatDollssingingaboutbonzaitrees... Idon'tworkinMaine-it'ssuchgreatdown¬ time.1justlovecomingbecauseitgivesme thetimetorecognizeandfeelthebeautyofthe world.1liketocook-Mainelobster,boiled.

Theacidtestis,howdoyoufeelabout'steamahs'? Clams,notabigclamgirl.1hadanissuewith aclamonce.Neverquitegotoverit. 1lovejustbeingwithmyfianceandhis daughter.Weloveourneighbors,too-you havethiswholeneighborthinginMaine. Itfeelslikewe'rebuildingourown[social] quilt.BillandSusan[Burke]Leonardilive nextdoortous.Wehavedinnertogeth¬ er.Weparticipateinacharity,Hardy's Friends,thatSusanstarted.It'stohelp peoplepurchasekibblesandmedicinefor theirdogs[Hardy'sFriends,P.O.Box63, ProspectHarbor,ME04669].

Whichofyourfellowjudgeson Idol hasthebesttempera¬ menttoenjoyProspectHarborthewayyoucan? IthinkRandywouldbethebestguytobe upthere.He'dbelike, "Dog,thisplaceis beautiful!"Idon'tknowifSimonwoulddo wellinMaine.Idon'tknowaboutSimonin Maine.I'mnotsure.He'dbesocold.He'd freezehismouth!

IsMichaelaRedSoxfan?

Ofcourse!Hewear'sthatstupidhatallthetime.

Ithinkyouknowwherewe'regoingwiththis.Weweren't worriedabouttheHollywoodpart.Wecanhandlethat.But as a New Rochelle native and the daughter of a New York congressman,youaren't,byanychance,aYankeesfan,are you?Howdoyouguysworkthisout?

MygrandpawasaNewEnglander-helived inWorcester-so1havethisduality.

IfthestateofMainewereacontestanton AmericanIdol, whatwouldyoutellitafteranaudition? Well,Ithinkthesearethetilingsyou'regoing tohavetoworkon.Youneedalittlebitof theglamtorememberyouby.You'realittle toounderstated.Youhavetolearntoshow offalittlebitaboutit.You'vegottomake animpression,soyououghttonotchthat upquickly.Here'sthegoodpartaboutyou. You'rereal.You'vegotheart.Andoncepeople gettoknowyou,they'regoingtofallinlove withyou.■

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HOME ECONOMICS

Mixed Greens lamliimedfrom/mgr29) wifewilllookoutandseepeoplestopped bythesideoftheroad,justsittingintheir carsattheedgeofthehayfield,watching thesimplesculpturalbladesofthewind¬ millsturnslowlyagainstthebackdropof theMainesky.

"Ispendalotoftimelookingoutthe kitchenwindow,"Beverlysays."When they'respinningfast,1runandtellAl."This isdefinitelya"yesspinzone".

GREEN & SEXY

Insomehomes,you'reinvitedtogather aroundthewoodstoveorinthebackyard patio.AtCindyandRonVeilleux'shome inScarborough,guestsoftenpopopena beer,thentroopdownstairstothebase¬ menttolistentothehumofthegeo-ther¬ malheatpumps.

"BeforeImetRon,1couldn'ttellaBTU fromaBLT,"Cindylaughs."We'veonly beeninthehousesincelastsummer,but we'vehaddozensofpeople-yes,mostly men-standarounddownthere,talkingto Ronaboutthesystem,"beerinhand.

Roniswell-versedinallaspectsofit,as heworksforCoastalWinAirinBiddeford (coastalwinair.com),awholesalerthatsells energy-efficientheatingandcoolingsys¬ tems,includinggeo-thermal.Passionate abouthiswork,hedaredtowalkthewalk andpersonallyoversawtheinstallationof geo-thermalinhisownhome.

"Geo-thermalistheonlyalternative energythatcanactuallyheatandcoolyour houseyear-round,24/7,"heexplains.Ageo¬ thermalheatpumpsystemcirculateswater orawater-basedsolutionthroughaburied loopsystem,transferringheattoorfromthe earthasneeded."Theloopcanbehorizontal orvertical,"hesays."Weevenhaveadesign thatcangoupto1,500feetstraightdownfor anurbansetting,likein-townPortland.Ours goesdown800feet."

DespitethepopularityofRon'sguided tours,therearestillthosewhoaren'tsure whatlurksinthefamily'sbasement."We've hadpeoplewhothoughtourwholebase¬ mentwasfullofwater,andthat'swhatwe wereusingasourgeo-thermalsource."

Maybewhathe'sdiscovereddownthere isthefuture.

"IbecameabelieverwhenIrealizedour entireheatingbillforthemonthofJanuary was$130,"Cindysays[paidtoCMPtocover electricalmonitoring].

LOVE CHILD

AccordingtotheNaturalResourcesCouncil ofMaine's2008surveyofhybridcarowners, thenumberofToyotaPriusesandHonda InsightsonMaineroadsincreasednearly 2,200percentbetween2002and2008,and nearly550percentsince2004.Nearly80 percentofPriusownershighlightthesocio¬ politicalattributes,suchasraisingenvi¬ ronmentalconsciousnessandpromoting fuel-efficienttechnologies.

MarkLoveofPortlandiscertainlyproud andpassionateabouthisbaby,ashimmer¬ ingMilleniumSilver2004Prius.

"Ithinkthegovernmentshouldimposea minimumexcisetaxsothatgasdoesn'tfall belowacertainarbitrarynumber-suchas $3.50or$4agallon,"hesays."We'veseen that,atthatlevel,peoplewillstarttopay attention,driveless,andconservemore."

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Love,whoadmitstolustingafterthe plug-inPrius(rumoredtobereleasedin2010 or2011),realizesthatsomewillconsiderhis proposalheresy.Healsohaslittlepatience withAmericancarmakers.

"ThePriusleavesDetroitinthedust. Manypeopleareexasperated,particularly withChryslerandGM.Theycontinueto gethammeredbytheforeigncompetition whoarefirstoutofthestartingblockwith newtechnologies."

Love'swife,MarshaTaylor,hasexperi¬ encedherownshareofexasperation-with herhusband'snear-obsessionwithgetting themaximummileageoutofhishybrid.

Sheadmitstilingshaveimprovedoverthe fourandahalfyearsthey'veownedthecar.

"Mark'sshownmehowtoincreasethe mileage,andnowheisbetterabletoshare thecarwithme,"shelaughs.

"Westillhaveanissueaboutthedogs goinginthecar(I'mfor,he'sagainst). But,"shesavswithachuckle,"1dosee

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GREEN, ACTUALLY

PamelaAmesdoesn'tsimplyhaveagreen thumb.Thismastergardenerisnotonly presidentofherlocalgardenclub,she'saiso responsiblefortheflowergardensat54-acre SkylineFarm,theprideofNorthYarmouth. PlantingdesignsforSkyline'sornamental gardensweredonebyAmes'sdaughterin-law,whomajoredinhorticultureatthe UniversityofMaineinOrono.

Pam'shusband,John,hashisownshade ofgreen.He'sownerofAmesFarmCenter, whichsupplieseverythingfromlawnand gardensuppliestoanimalfeed.

ButJohnisn'talwaysasenvironmen¬ tallyconsciousasPamelamightlike."He didhavefertilizersthathadchemicalsin themforawhile,andI[gently]pointedout tohimthatthetrendwasshiftingtoorgan¬ ic.Overthenexttwoorthreeyears,ashis customersaskedfororganic,hemigrated overtothoseproducts."Hecounters,"Itry togivepeopleoptions,butgreenoptions aren'talwayseconomical."

Athome,PamelaisknowntogiveJohn awifelynudge."I'vecarriedthroughwith [greenpractices]sinceweweremarriedback inthe1960s.John'sbeensupportiveofthat... butthen,"shechuckles,"he'llreadthemail andstickitinthetrashinsteadofrecycling, andI'llsay,'Whatdidyoujustdo?'Athome, it'smyrules;atthestore,it'shis."

SHE SAID, HE SAID

She:CorinGintner,aself-proclaimedveg¬ etarianfor20years,worksasaserveratthe GreenElephant,anAsian-influencedveg¬ etarianrestaurantonCongressStreet.

He:KevanCox,agrillcookatthepopu¬ larNorm'sBar&Grill,callshimself"alean, greencarnivore."

She:Usesfoundobjectstocreateassem¬ blageart.

He:Isintheheavy-metalband,Aphonic Essentia.

They:Havebeentogetherfortwoyears. Neitherownsacar,nordotheydomuch cookingattheirMunjoyHillhome.

She:"I'mtryingtomakehimmoreenvi¬ ronmentallyconsciousandawareofthings likerecycling."

He:"She'sreallyapescetarian."■

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WorksforMe (continuedfrompage33) ernMaine,we'retalkingaboutaslamdunk.

AbbyPierce,managerofsalesandmarket¬ inghere,hasworkedinprofessionalbasketball since2004.Shedescribedtirepleasureofhelp¬ ingfoundanewfranchise:"It'sgreatbecause yougettostartfromscratch.Yougettoname andlabeleverything.Itmeansalot,because you'reoneoftirepeoplewhohelpedcreateit."

ThoughtheseasonstartsinApril2010, withthedraftinNovember2009,thelocal franchiseisalreadyontheballwithpro¬ motionsandevents.Opportunitiesto workwillaccelerateasthereleasedate forticketsalesgrownear.Pierce'sadvice: "WatchthejoblistingsonNBA.comor teamworkonline.comforopenpositions." Anddon'tbeshy.

Shedescribessomeofthejob'sunique perksas"gettingtomeettheplayers,receiv¬ ingticketstoNBAevents,seeingwhatgoeson behindthesceneswithaprofessionalsports franchise[shadesofbaseball'sBullDurham?], and,ofcourse,"providingfunentertainment forfansandthecommunity."

Prospectiveemployeesareadvisedtohave plentyofbounce.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES MAINE

307 Congress Street, Portland Employees'. 250inPortland,700statewide Salary. "Averagesalary$31,500"

Benefits(forfull-timeemployees): Medical,dental,life insurance,short-term&long-termdisability,FSA, 401k,employeeassistanceprogram "I'veseenfamiliesreunitedatPortland Jetportwhereonepersonwasn'teven thoughttobealiveanymore,"ArianGiantris says."It'samagicfeeling."

Asdirectorof CatholicCiiaritiesMaine's refugeeresettlementprogram,Giantrisover¬ seesthestaffiliatarrangesthesereunions. Ofcourse,theirworkdoesn'tendonthe

tarmac.Theyalsohelpfindhousing,school¬ ing,andemploymentfortherefugees,and dowhateverittakestogetthemacclimated tolifeinAmerica.'Rewardingmoments'are justpartoftheroutine.

Youdon'tneedanextensivebackground innon-profitstoworkatCatholicCharities. Theyfrequentlylooktofillpositionssuchas dentalassistants,interpreters,cooks,child¬ caresubstitutes,andprogramassistants. NordoyouhavetobeCatholic.Although theirbasictenetscomefrombeingareli¬ giousorganization-whichissurelyadraw forsomepeople-"weemployeverybody andserviceeverybody."

Giantris,whosebackgroundincludes workinWashington,D.C.,andAlbania, says,"Thisisoneofthemostdiversestaffs I'veeverworkedon,nomatterwhereI've beenintheworld.It'squiteremarkable.And we'realsothemostharmonious,themost amazingpart!"

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Dionandgroundskeeper/restaurantclerkJaniesBoothbyenvy managerLorenzoPerez-Feblesforhis12companytripstothe GrandCaymanIslands,resultingfromhis19yearsofservice.

Salaryscope: Employeesstartnearminimum wage(usuallyatage16),withmerit-based increasesonceortwiceasummer Benefits(forfull-timeemployeesover1,000hours): Medicalanddentalfree,profit-sharing,foodat 50percentwhileworking

Sure,it'sapressurecooker-iuthemostbeauti¬ fulplaceintheworld.Employeesat TheLobster SiiackatTwoLights servelegendarylobster rollsandfriedclamsallsummertoupto 1,500vacationersandlocalseveryday,amid dazzlingviews.Then,ifyou'reafive-year employee,theLobsterShack'sownersfl)'you totheCaymanIslandsforacelebrationweek eachwinter.Nowthere'ssomethingworth countingdownthedaysfor!

"Thisisatraditiongoingback20years," KatiePorchsays."Myin-laws,whoownedtine businessbeforemyhusbandandIdid,started spendingtheirwintersthereandflyingstaff membersdownforaweek'svacation."

ManagerLorenzoPerez-Febles,32,who's workedheresincehewas14,can'thelpbut lovethisperk:"They'vetakenmetoGrand Cayman12times!"

Ofcourse,bytinetimewinterrollsaround, you'llhaveearnedthattrip."Chaotic, demanding,"ishowPorchdescribesthe work."It'sfast-paced,butyougettomeet interestingpeoplefromalloverthecountry."

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Employees:25year-round,100inthesummer Salaryscope:$8.50-$10/hourkitchenandhouse¬ cleaning,$290-$400/weekother Benefits(foryear-roundemployees):Medical,life,FSA "Thisisaricin,dynamicplace,"saysmarket¬ ingdirectorKateFletcherof MaineMedia Workshops. "Webringtogetherfilmmakers andphotographersfromallovertheworld. Lastyear,therewerestudentsfrom48 statesand49countries.Wehavebigmeals togetherunderourdiningtent,andyoucan sitwithwhomeveryouwantto.Youcansit withamastercinematographereventhough you'renotinhisorherclass.It'sver}'com¬ munalthatway."

TineWorkshops,basedinidyllicRockport,

runfromFebmarytoNovember,withanaca¬ demicprogramfromSeptembertoMay.Most summerhiringisdonewithaspringjobfair, buttheyalwayskeepaneyeoutforanyone fromkitchenstafftotechnicalassistantsto teachers.Despitegoodwages,benefits,and evenfreelunchandaweeklylobsterbake inthesummer,themaindrawisthecreative environment.Slideshowsandscreenings everysummerFridayshowcasetheweek's work,andfacultypresentationsandgallery openingstakeplacealmosteverynight.

"Oneofmyfirstmemoriesofbeinghere wasthisoneeveningupinUnionHall," Fletchersays."IjustfeltamazedthatMary EllenMarkwasspeaking,anditwasthis hotsummerevening,andyouhadpeople crammedintothissittingroomwherever theycould,listeningtothisamazingphotog¬ raphershareherwork."

THE COLONY HOTEL

140 Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport Employees15inwinter,140-160insummer, closedforsixmonths

SalaryscopeTip-drivenseasonaltoyear-round generalmanagement.”

Benefits(forfull-time,year-roundemployees): Medical,dental,lifeinsurance,short-&long¬ termdisability,401k."Awellnessplanpaysforhalf ofthehealth-clubcosts."

Mostpeoplewaituntilretirementtospend theirsummersinMaineandwintersin Florida.Luckyemployeesofthestately ColonyHotel gettoenjoythatlifestyle now. How?WhenthelegendaryKennebunkport resort-wherethelikesofGregor}'Peckhave stayed-isclosedforthewinter,somelucky staffers(suchasthepoolmanagerandevent planner)headsouthtoDelrayBeach,Florida, toworkatColony'ssisterhotel,TheColon}’ HotelandCabanaClub,DelrayBeach! Whatachancetobeyourownalter ego!Uponoccasion,ColonyDelrayBeach embosseddinnerplatesmagicallyshowup onthetablesoftheKennebunkportresort, andviceversa.

DittoforemployeeswholovetheYin Yangeffect.NotthattheMainelocation doesn'ttakeyourbreathawayonitsown. ManagerJestinaBoughtonlovestosee the"sunshiningandpeopleswimmingin theheatedsalt-waterpool"incrispclassic Kennebunkport."It'sjustwonderfultohave everythingrunningsmoothly."■

outofreach,whynotbuyVanDam'sprivateresi¬ denceintheWestEndfor$848,500?

Becausehereon104NealStreet,thearchitects's visionabsolutelyconveys.Withhisinformedper¬ spectiveacross30yearsofresidence,he'smade breathtakingimprovementstoabrickVictorian homethatmightotherwisehavebeenforgettable.

"Townhousesareone-notedeals-backand forth,"hesays.Withthatasabaseline,"Iwanted todosomethingdifferenthereandthere.Iwanted tosurprise."

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Nowhereisthismoreapparentthaninthe telescopingsunroomVanDamhasadded behindthekitchenasitfairlymovesand takesyoustraighttothegarden.Framed beyondaSub-Zerokitchenpass-thruwin¬ dow,youcan'thelpbutappreciatethe Frank-LloydWrightprincipleof"compres¬ sion,release"asyoufeelyourinteriorworld openuptoincludeasun-filled,maplefloored,andsumptuouslymaple-trinnned enclosurethatdanceswithlightthrough largewindows.Beckoningfromtheendofa serpentinepatharedeep,exquisitegardens thatactasavanishingpoint.

Itisanexclamation point-upsidedown.

"1addedthatspacein1985,"VanDam saysofhissymphonyinmaple."When Iplannedtheaddition,thehouseinits originalstatewasvery'linear.Now,yougo throughthisstraighthouse"withprosaic expectations,onlytofeelgreatsurpriseas thehouse'senergychangesdirectionand reversesonyou."Itisanexclamationpoint¬ upsidedown."

Coveredwithalusciouscopperroof, thismodernspace("Westillcallitthe newroom,"laughsVanDam'swife,Jane Francisco)isagreatexampleofanimprove¬ mentthathappilywouldbeapprovedbythe city'spresenthistoricpreservationstrictures ifitwereproposedtoday.

"IknowthatbecauseIhelpedwritethe ordinance,"VanDamsays."Notinplay[for theordinance]isanythinginsidethehouse andanythingthatcan'tbeseenfromtirestreet.

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"ManyWestEndhomeshavewood-framed pavilions,orthree-seasonrooms,intireback," headds."Wedidthebackofthegothichouse at341SpringStreet"-theonemovedfromtire lotnowoccupiedbytheHolidayInnbythe Bay-inasimilarvein,hesays.

Duringarecentopenhouseconducted byJohnHatcherofTheHatcherGrouphere, thesoundsoftheBillCharlapTriowere playingamidallthesunlightinthe'new room,'anditwassomehowappropriate-the senseofnoodling,invention,playfulnesson aSundayaftemoon-amentalmimosa.

Whichbringstolightaquestion:Should ahistoricpreservationistbuythishouse andrestoreittoitsoriginalconditionin Victoriantimes?

Hardly.

ThissituationismorelikeAndyWarhol freestylingacrossanuneventfulGordon Grantoilofaclippership.Onehundredfour NealStreet'sgreatestvalueliesinhowit's beenchanged.

One open-house visitor summed up theconfidenceandsuccessofVanDam's stunningreachtothegarden:"Thisgives menostalgiaforagoodold-fashioned gutjob."

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Themostmesmerizingspot:azenlikevista fromasewingdeskVanDamhasplacedfor hiswifeoppositeasymmetricalmapletree centeredinabaywindowinasecond-floor bedroompaintedgallerywhite.

"Inanoldhouse,youcanhaveavery spareinterioranditworks.AllIneededwas acoupleoftouchstones,"hesays."Thedesk wasapieceI'dpurchasedtogivetoaclient, butthejobwasdelayed.IloveOrientalart. Thelampisa1930sKoreanpiece."

Presto-anewaesthetic(withitsown ripplesthatinturnevokethe1980s)shakes uptheold.

"Peoplethinkyoucan'tbespareinan oldhousebecausethey'rethinkingclutter¬ windowtrimandchintzcurtains,"hesays. "Inthiscase,1justreducedtheelementsin theroom,tookoffthecurtains,"andallofa suddenit'sspooky,minimalist.OrShaker simple-whateverfloatsyourboat.

YoucanalmostfeelVanDammaking decisionslikethiseverywhereasyoutour thishouse,allthewhileunderstandingand preservingitsoriginalstrengths.

Inall,therearefourbedrooms,amaster suite,aguestsuite,andchiclinoleumfloors insomeofthebaths.Thoughthisbricktown¬ housewasbuiltsturdyfromthestart,it'sthe secondtry,VanDam'stry',that'sthecharm. Taxesare$9,208.■

Whilehe'scontinuinghisarchitecturepracticeinhis officeonnearby66WestStreet("Wehavea pied-a-terre onthethirdfloorofourofficebuilding"),VanDamand hiswife,Jane,areembarkingonanewadventure-a restorationofahomethey'veinheritedinVermont."It's called'Manana,'"hesays."Oneday,we'llretirethere." Visit portlandmonthly.com/hommay09.

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"Ilikethenewscarf,Adie.Thetanand chocolatemakesyoureyeslookhuge."

"What'reyoudoinginmyoffice,Leary? Wedon'tdodealshere,sellpaintingsout thebackdoor."

"No,thegiftshophawkslighthouse postersandkey-chainsouvenirsandit's killingyouansweringtotheDirectorand theTrustees.You'rebetterthanthis,Adie. itis..."

"Mussy's phone ringsandthegirlpicks itupandit'samanask-. ingifMussyisgoingto attendhis30-yearhigh¬ schoolreunioninNewJersey. ShetellshimMussywon'tlea\ house.Themanasksifthere'sabiograYou'rearealartist."

"Iquitpainting,Itoldyou.Whyaren't yououtflippingaquestionableMonetor sellingaforgedColeoutofthebackofyour car?Youhavetogo.ImeetwiththeDirector infiveminutes."

"Ihaveasimpleproposal."

"Youcan'tstophustling.That'swhyyou and I never should have-" * "Thisisbiggerthanus."

"Thereisno'us.'ItwasthewineandI

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‘"$3.7million.TheDirectoroffered2.2forit."

"Icould'vehelpedwiththat."

"TheDirectordoesn'tneedyourhelp." "Iknowagirlwhoworksthephone atSotheby's."

"Thisisaboutyourfuture.Listen.You knowPhilipMussyhadastroke?"

"PhilipMussy'sbeendeadninemonths. TheMethasaretrospectivescheduled. You'relatewiththe strokenews."

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"Isthisastoryabout youandatwenty-fouryear-oldgirl,becauseif wastiredandwe'llgobacktobeingfriends."

"OhGod."

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"YousaidIhadfiveminutes."

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"1wasthinkingaboutyourcharacter."

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"YoucouldblowtheMetaway.Thisis thecoverofArthiAmerica.Yougetthetime youneedtopaint."

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"Adie,1ownMussyslastpaintings. "Butyoucan'tprovethey'rehis,amI right?Noprovenance."

"1haveavideoofhimpaintingthem." "Butyoudon'townthemyet?Something likethat."

"They'resafe,waitingformetotake possession.That'sright,moveslowlyback downtoasittingposition.Sit."

"Yougoingtoaskmetofetch?Catch aFrisbeeinmyteeth?Wherearethese Mussypaintings?"

"It'snotjustpaintings.Thetwoclass¬ matesfromJersey,theydriveuptoMussy's houseinMaine.Oneofthemownsapizza parloracrossthestreetfromanewI’izza Hut.Theotherguyownsanightclubin Newarkcalledthe"BlueiMoon,"butclub kidswhousedtogotherecallitthe"Blue Moo."He'soneofthosewhiteguystalks likearapper,hasalittlepatchofhairunder hisbottomlip."

"Whichisnotascoolasyoursideburns." "MyburnsareEuropean,it'saBerlin look."

"Whenit'snotNashville.Youmetthese Jerseyguys?"

"They'repartofthevideoinstallation." "Thevideoinstall?Makethismakesense, Leary,quickly."

"ThetwoguysrollupinanoldLexus, walkMussyoffofhisfrontporchinhisbare feet,andtakehimtoacabintheyrentedon LoonLake.Theyhaveavideocameragoing, shootingeverything,becausetheywantto showtheirfriendshowclosetheyaretotheir buddythefamousPhilipMussy.Tire}''relike touristsonlythe/redoingakidnapping.Intire cabin,theybringoutpintsofdifferentcolored housepaintandapadofnewsprintpaperand askMussytopaintsomethingbutherefuses. Theytalkaboutoldtimesandgirlstheyknew andtrytowearhimdown,buthe'sahardhead fromJersey,too.Hedoesnotgoalong."

"Buthepaintssomething."

"Ohyeahhedoes."

"Canwegettothepartwherehepaints something?"

"Thesetwoguysdrink,havethatperma¬ nentbuzzon.PizzaGuyleavestogetmore boozeandSoulManpassesout.Mussytakes thevideocameraanddoesaclose-uponhis mouthandpretendstospeak,butthereare nowordscomingoutofthismouth.It'slike he'sbeinginterviewedbutnowords,you know.Itlookscrazyandseriousatthesame

time.Thoselipsandthestubblebeardand thecigarette."

"Likeoneofhispaintings."

"Yeah,andhedoesitforawhile,making sureit'slongenoughforashowing.Then heshakesupthepintsofpaintandstartsin onthewindows.Thedoors.Thewalls.The refrigerator.Thetablelamps.Themirrorover thefireplace.Hepaintsbigcartoonheads smoking,anddrinking,andblindfolded, andgagged,andonewithanoosearound hisneck.Hefilmsitashegoesandhe'scov¬ eredinpaintandhe'sgrinning.PizzaGuy comesbackwithmoreboozeandMussy hugshimandgetspaintalloverhisclothes andSoulManwakesupandit'sbizarre.The Jerseyguysarelookingaroundtherental cabinandcursingMussyandtalkingabout losingtheirrentdepositandMussyisfilm¬ ingthem.They'rearguinganddrinkingand Mussygoesoutsideandpaintstherusty Lexus.He'spaintingthehood,thetrunk, therims,andfilmingitandtheytrytostop him,buthewon'tstop.SoulManpunches himandMussykeepsfilmingandpunch¬

ingback.It'slikekidsfighting.Suddenly, it'smorningonthevideo.Mussyispainting theguys'portraitsonthenewsprint,donein anillustrativeway,somethingyou'dseein AmericanArtCollector."

"Thepaintingshedoesforthemarenot doneinhislatestyle?"

"NotinanystyleexceptHoustonsuburb worthless.TheguysdriveawayleavingMussy inthecabinwiththevideocameraandhead backtoJerseythinkingthey'remillionaires."

"Whichtheyare."

"Right,untiltheyscrubthepaintoff theLexus."

"Whichtheywilldo."

"Ofcourse.It'snotcooltocruiseNewark withcartoonheadsalloveryourcar.Mussy hitchhikeshomewearinggarbagebags wrappedaroundhisbarefeet.Thetwentyfour-year-oldhousekeeperdidn'tcallthe policebecauseshethinksMussyranaway foraweekendwithtwofriends,whichcould benormalbehaviorforMussyasfarasshe knows.Mussydiesafewweekslater."

"Andyouhavethisstuff?"

"I'malmostdone,okay?"

"Youdon'thavethestuff?"

"It'scomplicated.Oneofmypickerswas talkingtoliveoldmanwhoownstherentalcab¬ ins,askinghimaboutsomeantiquitiestheold manisknowntohaveinhisattic.'Ilieoldman mentionstomypickerthatoneofhiscabins gotvandalized,buthefoundavideocamera andknowswhodidit,wasthatMussyassbite livesonLincolnIlill.Mvpickercallsmeimme¬ diately.Itellhimtobuythevideocamera.Italk totheoldmanonthephoneandpromiseto makecopiesofthetapes,the"evidence"he callsit.When1getupthemandseethecabin,1 telltheoldman,beingaxilaboutit,thatIwant tobuythecabinformywifebecausewemet thereandIwanttofixitup.1makehimprom¬ isetoleaveitexactlyasitis.IIesayshewillsell onlyifIbuyallfivecabinsandhehastocarry themortgage.IIesaysIhavetobemarriedand stableandhaveajob."

"Uhoh."

"I'mself-employed,Adie.Ican'tprove myincomeandyouhavearealjob,which iswhyIcametoyou,amongotherreasons.

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Wecouldownthistogether.Wegetmarried soitlooksgoodfortheoldmanandyou'll ownhalfofMussy'slastmajorwork.We'll dismantlethecabinandsellitasonepiece. Sotheby'swillkilltohandleit."

"Youdon'texpectmetomanyyou."

"1knowI'mbelowyourstation,allthat, butwecandoprenuptialagreementsif that'llmakeyoufeelbetter.Youdon'twant metoownhalfofyourten-year-oldHonda andyourcat.Oncewegetthecabins,wecan makethebusinesspartofitwork.Youquit hereandruntherentals,ownfivehundred feetofshorefront,putonsummerartcamps. You'llhavetimetopaint.Thecabinbusiness willmakeastrongtaxwrite-off,youknow,if everythingworksoutwiththeMussystuff."

"There'saproblemwiththeMussystuff, isn'tthere?"

"Well,he'sdead,hecan'ttellusexactly whathappened."

"Thatmightbeconvenientforyou."

"Thevideoiskindofgrainy.Youcan't seetheotherguys'faces."

"Youdescribedthemtome."

•"1imaginedwhattheylookedlikefrom ,howtheysounded."

"Ofcourse.Andthetwenty-four-yearoldhousekeeperwhowitnessedMussy's kidnapping?"

"She'sspecial,doesn'trememberithap¬ peningornothappening.We'regonnahave topositionthiscarefully.Youknowhowthe artestablishmentis.Theauthenticitywillbe challenged.Wehavetoexpectanattack.It willbeourjobtohelppeoplebelievethatit's Mussyinthevideo."

"Andnotoneofyourpickerswholooks likeMussyinashakyvideo,someonewho canpaintcartoonheads.Irespectyou,Leary, reallyIdo.Youmakemoneyintheworldon yourowntermsandyouhavedeepresourc¬ esintheballsarea,andyoumakemelaugh mostofthetime.Butitdidoccurtomeearly onthatyoumighthavemadethisvideo, trashedthatcabin,andsetupthisreal-estate thingtogetmebackinyourapartment, drinkingyourwine,andlisteningtoyour music."

"Youdon'tbelievethat."

"Doesn'tmatterwhat1believe.Youwent toalotoftroubletoputthistogetherandyou knewitwouldinterestthehelloutofme.It's strong,Leary.Youcanplayitreal,orasatrib¬ ute,oraderivation,orahoax,whatever.It's avalidcommentonMussy'slegacy.Itfeels strangelookingatyouandrealizingthatno otherguyintheworldwouldbecapableof doingsomethinglikethis.I'mjealous.Ifyou insistthatyouneedtomarrymetomakethis work,whichIdoubtimmensely,you'llhave togetdownonyourkneesandask."

"Downononeknee?"

"Bothknees."

"Yougoingtosay,yes?"

"I'mnotsure,butIneedyouonyour knees."

"Youthinkthesecuritycamerasareget¬ tingthis?"

"Inblackandwhite,butI'mseeinga seriesoflargepaintings,brightacrylicfigure studiesofamanonhisknees."

"Ifyoumarryme,I'llmodelforyou." "1canpaintfrommemory."

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